สวรรคต

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर्गगत (svargagata, literally “gone to heaven”). Related to สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn). Compare Lao ສະຫວັນລະຄົດ (sa wan la khot).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สวรรคต s w r r g t
Phonemic		สะ-หฺวัน-คด s a – h ̥ w ạ n – g ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-wǎn-kót
	Royal Institute	sa-wan-khot
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.wan˩˩˦.kʰot̚˦˥/(R)

Verb

สวรรคต • (sà-wǎn-kót) (abstract noun การสวรรคต)

1. (used of a high-ranking royal person, as a monarch, consort, crown prince, etc) to die.

Usage notes

• The term may be preceded by เสด็จ (sà-dèt) as เสด็จสวรรคต(sà-dèt sà-wǎn-kót).