วิสาขบูชา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali visākha (“Vedic month of Vaiśākha”) + pūjā (“honour; worship; devotional attention”), equivalent to วิสาข (wí-sàak) +‎ บูชา (buu-chaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วิสาขบูชา w i s ā kʰ ɓ ū d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		วิ-สา-ขะ-บู-ชา w i – s ā – kʰ a – ɓ ū – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa
	Royal Institute	wi-sa-kha-bu-cha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/wi˦˥.saː˩˩˦.kʰa˨˩.buː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/^(R)

Proper noun

วิสาขบูชา • (wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa)

(วัน~) Vesak; Visakha Bucha: a traditional holiday commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha.