โอสถ
Thai
Etymology
From Pali osatha, osadha (“medicine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឱសថ (ʾaosɑt).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | โอสถ o ɒ s tʰ | |||
| Phonemic | โอ-สด o ɒ – s ɗ | [bound form] โอ-สด-ถะ- o ɒ – s ɗ – tʰ a – | [bound form] โอ-สะ-ถะ- o ɒ – s a – tʰ a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | oo-sòt | oo-sòt-tà- | oo-sà-tà- |
| Royal Institute | o-sot | o-sot-tha- | o-sa-tha- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔoː˧.sot̚˨˩/ | /ʔoː˧.sot̚˨˩.tʰa˨˩./ | /ʔoː˧.sa˨˩.tʰa˨˩./ | |
Noun
โอสถ • (oo-sòt)
- (elegant) medicine.
Usage notes
- If used as a royal noun, the term can also refer to tobacco, cigarette, or the like.