เบญจกัลยาณี
Thai
Etymology
From เบญจ (“five; fivefold”) + กัลยาณี (gan-lá-yaa-nii, “beautiful woman”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เบญจกัลยาณี e ɓ ɲ t͡ɕ k ạ l y ā ɳ ī | |
| Phonemic {Short} | เบ็น-จะ-กัน-ละ-ยา-นี e ɓ ˘ n – t͡ɕ a – k ạ n – l a – y ā – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ben-jà-gan-lá-yaa-nii |
| Royal Institute | ben-cha-kan-la-ya-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ben˧.t͡ɕa˨˩.kan˧.la˦˥.jaː˧.niː˧/ | |
Noun
เบญจกัลยาณี • (ben-jà-gan-lá-yaa-nii)
- (Buddhism) woman of fivefold beauty: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin, and beautiful at all ages.