สุวรรณภูมิ

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Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (suvarṇabhūmi, literally golden land; land of gold), from सुवर्ण (suvarṇa, gold) + भूमि (bhūmi, land), equivalent to Thai สุวรรณ (sù-wan, gold) +‎ ภูมิ (puum, land). Compare Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi. Cognate with Khmer សុវណ្ណភូមិ (sownnɑɑphuumiʼ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสุวรรณภูมิ
s u w r r ɳ bʰ ū m i
Phonemic
สุ-วัน-นะ-พูม
s u – w ạ n – n a – b ū m
RomanizationPaiboonsù-wan-ná-puum
Royal Institutesu-wan-na-phum
(standard) IPA(key)/su˨˩.wan˧.na˦˥.pʰuːm˧/(R)

Proper noun

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สุวรรณภูมิ (sù-wan-ná-puum)

  1. Suvarnabhumi
  2. (colloquial) Clipping of ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ (tâa-aa-gàat-sà-yaan-sù-wan-ná-puum, Suvarnabhumi Airport).