บุษบก
Thai
a butsabok used to carry a royal letter of King Narai of Ayutthaya to King Louis XIV of France in Paris, 1686
a butsabok placed on a chariot, used to carry the urn of Princess Galyani Vadhana to a crematorium, Bangkok, 2008
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुष्पक (puṣpaka, “flowery”); perhaps after the flying castle of the demon king Rāvaṇa in the Hindu epic Rāmāyaṇa.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | บุษบก ɓ u ʂ ɓ k | |
| Phonemic | บุด-สะ-บก ɓ u ɗ – s a – ɓ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bùt-sà-bòk |
| Royal Institute | but-sa-bok | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /but̚˨˩.sa˨˩.bok̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
บุษบก • (bùt-sà-bòk) (classifier หลัง)
- movable castle in reduced size, used for ceremonial purposes, such as housing or carrying a sacred object.