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
| Orthographic | ตำหนัก t å h n ạ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ตำ-หฺนัก t å – h ̥ n ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtam-nàk |
| Royal Institute | tam-nak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tam˧.nak̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
ตำหนัก • (dtam-nàk)
- (royal) (พระ~) house or residence (of a royal person or high priest) (Classifiers: หลัง or องค์)
- (slang) house or residence (of a shaman) (Classifiers: หลัง or แห่ง)