ตำหนัก

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ដំណាក់ (dɑmnak, resting place; lodging), an extended form of ដាក់ (dak, to establish; to locate, to place; to put; to assign; to fasten, to lock up; etc), from Old Khmer tāka, tâka, tāk, tak, takk (to establish; to locate; to place).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตำหนัก
t å h n ạ k
Phonemic
ตำ-หฺนัก
t å – h ̥ n ạ k
RomanizationPaiboondtam-nàk
Royal Institutetam-nak
(standard) IPA(key)/tam˧.nak̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตำหนัก • (dtam-nàk)

  1. (royal) (พระ~) house or residence (of a royal person or high priest) (Classifiers: หลัง or องค์)
  2. (slang) house or residence (of a shaman) (Classifiers: หลัง or แห่ง)