พฤฒสภา
Thai
Etymology
From พฤฒ (“old”) + สภา (sà-paa, “assembly”). Calque of English senate. Coined by Wan Waithayakon. First used in 1946; replaced by วุฒิสภา (wút-tí-sà-paa) in the following year.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พฤฒสภา b ṛ ɖʰ s bʰ ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พฺรึด-ทะ-สะ-พา b ̥ r ụ ɗ – d a – s a – b ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prʉ́t-tá-sà-paa |
| Royal Institute | phruet-tha-sa-pha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰrɯt̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.sa˨˩.pʰaː˧/(R) | |
Noun
พฤฒสภา • (prʉ́t-tá-sà-paa)
- (obsolete) senate: legislative assembly.
Descendants
- → Khmer: ព្រឹទ្ធសភា (prɨtsaʼphiə)