ศุภมัสดุ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • ศยุภมัสดุ

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शुभमस्तु (śubhamastu, let good happen; let there be good things).

Cognate with Khmer សុភមស្តុ (sŏphmôstŏ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicศุภมัสดุ
ɕ u bʰ m ạ s ɗ u
Phonemic
สุบ-พะ-มัด-สะ-ดุ
s u ɓ – b a – m ạ ɗ – s a – ɗ u
RomanizationPaiboonsùp-pá-mát-sà-dù
Royal Institutesup-pha-mat-sa-du
(standard) IPA(key)/sup̚˨˩.pʰa˦˥.mat̚˦˥.sa˨˩.duʔ˨˩/(R)

Phrase

ศุภมัสดุ • (sùp-pá-mát-sà-dù)

  1. (archaic, elegant) an opening phrase used at the commencement of sacred texts and royal proclamations
    Synonyms: สิทธิการิยะ, สาธุสะ