ขันที
Thai
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “cut; chip; section; slice”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix; one who does”).[1]
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ขันที kʰ ạ n d ī | |
Phonemic | ขัน-ที kʰ ạ n – d ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kǎn-tii |
Royal Institute | khan-thi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰan˩˩˦.tʰiː˧/(R) |
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