คัมภีร์

คัมภีร์

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คัมภีร์ g ạ m bʰ ī r ʻ
Phonemic		คำ-พี g å – b ī
Romanization	Paiboon	kam-pii
	Royal Institute	kham-phi
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰam˧.pʰiː˧/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Khmer kāmbi, kāṃmbīya, kaṃbīya, kuṃmbi, kuṃmbīya (“sacred text; scripture; treatise”); ultimate origin undetermined.

Cognate with Modern Khmer គម្ពីរ (kumpii).

Compare Old Khmer kāmviya, kāṃvīya; Angkorian Old Khmer kaṃvī, kaṃvi.

Noun

คัมภีร์ • (kam-pii)

1. (พระ~) sacred text; scripture; treatise.

Proper noun

คัมภีร์ • (kam-pii)

1. (Christianity) (พระ~) Bible.

Synonyms

Synonyms — see ไบเบิล (bai-bə̂l)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali gambhīra (“deep; profound”).

Adjective

คัมภีร์ • (kam-pii)

1. (elegant) deep; profound.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• คัมภีรภาพ