ธนบดี

ธนบดี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit धनपति (dhanapati, literally “lord of money; lord of wealth”), from धन (dhana, “money; wealth”) + पति (pati, “chief; lord; master”); equivalent to Thai ธน (ton, “money; wealth”) +‎ บดี (bɔɔ-dii, “chief, lord, master; owner, possessor”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ธนบดี dʰ n ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		ทะ-นะ-บอ-ดี d a – n a – ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	tha-na-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰa˦˥.na˦˥.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun

ธนบดี • (tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (elegant) rich person; wealthy person; capitalist; proprietor.

Proper noun

ธนบดี • (tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) an epithet of the god Indra.
2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) an epithet of the god Kubera.