ทศกัณฐ์

Thai

ทศกัณฐ์

Etymology

From ทศ (tót, ten) + กัณฐ์ (throat; neck); literally "ten necks" or "ten-necked"; ultimately made from Sanskrit दश (daśa, ten) and कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, neck). Compare with Telugu దశకంఠుడు (daśakaṇṭhuḍu) and Burmese ဒဿဂီရိ (da.ssa.giri.).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทศกัณฐ์
dɕkɳʈʰʻ
Phonemic
ทด-สะ-กัน
dɗsakn
RomanizationPaiboontót-sà-gan
Royal Institutethot-sa-kan
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰot̚˦˥.sa˨˩.kan˧/(R)

Proper noun

ทศกัณฐ์ • (tót-sà-gan)

  1. (Hindu mythology) Ravana, the demon king with ten necks
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