บดี

Thai

Alternative forms

ปติ

Etymology

From Pali pati (“chief, lord, master, leader, commander; husband”) or Sanskrit पति (pati, “idem”); probably via Old Khmer patī, pati (“chief, lord, master; owner, possessor; husband”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បតិ (bɑteʾ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บดี ɓ ɗ ī
Phonemic		บอ-ดี ɓ ɒ – ɗ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	bɔɔ-dii
	Royal Institute	bo-di
(standard) IPA^(key)		/bɔː˧.diː˧/

Noun

บดี • (bɔɔ-dii)

(elegant) chief; lord; master; leader; ruler; commander.
(elegant) owner; possessor.
(elegant) husband.

Derived terms

See also: Thai words suffixed with -บดี