แผ่นดิน
Thai
Etymology
แผ่น (pɛ̀n, “sheet”) + ดิน (din, “earth; ground; soil”); literally "sheet of earth", "sheet of ground", etc. Compare Lao ແຜ່ນດິນ (phǣn din), Lü ᦶᦕᧃᧈᦡᦲᧃ (ṗhaen¹ḋiin), Tai Dam ꪵꪠ꪿ꪙ ꪒꪲꪙ.
Pronunciation
Orthographic | แผ่นดิน æ pʰ ˋ n ɗ i n | |
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | แผ็่น-ดิน æ pʰ ˘ ˋ n – ɗ i n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pɛ̀n-din |
Royal Institute | phaen-din | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɛn˨˩.din˧/(R) |
Noun
- earth; ground; land; territory; nation; world.
- government; state.
- reign.