โบสถ์
Thai
Etymology
Contraction of อุโบสถ (ù-boo-sòt). Compare Lao ໂບດ (bōt).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | โบสถ์ o ɓ s tʰ ʻ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | โบด o ɓ ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bòot |
| Royal Institute | bot | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /boːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
โบสถ์ • (bòot) (classifier โบสถ์ or หลัง or แห่ง)
- (Buddhism) hall within a monastery where priests meet and conduct religious services together, often one marked by the boundary stones called สีมา (sǐi-maa)
- (Christianity) church
- any similar place for religious service
Derived terms
- ชายสามโบสถ์
- โบสถ์น้อย
- ลงโบสถ์
Further reading
- “โบสถ์” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.