บพิตร
Thai
Alternative forms
- ปวิตร, ประวิตร
Etymology
From Middle Khmer បពិត្រ (pabitra), បពិត (pabita), បពិទ (pabida), បុពិត្រ (pubitra), បុពិត (pubita), បុពីត្រ (pubītra), បុព្វិត្រ (pubvitra), បូពិត្រ (pūbitra), បូពិត (pūbita, “epithet of members of royalty and ranking ecclesiastics; honorific following names of royalty and ranking ecclesiastics”), ultimately from Sanskrit पवित्र (pavitra, “pure, sinless, holy, saintly; beneficent; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បពិត្រ (bɑpɨt). Compare Pali pavitta.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | บพิตร ɓ b i t r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | บอ-พิด ɓ ɒ – b i ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bɔɔ-pít |
| Royal Institute | bo-phit | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /bɔː˧.pʰit̚˦˥/(R) | |
| Homophones | บพิธ | |
Noun
บพิตร • (bɔɔ-pít)
- an epithet of, honorific for, or term of address to gods, high priests, and royal persons.
Pronoun
บพิตร • (bɔɔ-pít)
Derived terms
- บพิตรพระราชสมภาร
- บรมบพิตร
- มหาบพิตร (má-hǎa-bɔɔ-pít)