ทักษิโณทก
Thai
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Prince Vessantara (middle) pours down water while declaring his intention to donate his own wife (right) to a priest (left)
Etymology
From Sanskrit दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā, “donation”) + उदक (udaka, “water”). Cognate with Khmer ទក្សិណោទក (tôksĕnaôtkâ).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ทักษิโณทก d ạ k ʂ i o ɳ d k | |
Phonemic | ทัก-สิ-โน-ทก d ạ k – s i – o n – d k | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ták-sì-noo-tók |
Royal Institute | thak-si-no-thok | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tʰak̚˦˥.si˨˩.noː˧.tʰok̚˦˥/(R) |
Noun
ทักษิโณทก • (ták-sì-noo-tók)
- water poured out during a solemn declaration of gift so as to confirm the declaration.