ธนบดี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit धनपति (dhanapati, literally lord of money; lord of wealth), from धन (dhana, money; wealth) + पति (pati, chief; lord; master); equivalent to Thai ธน (ton, money; wealth) + บดี (bɔɔ-dii, chief, lord, master; owner, possessor).

Pronunciation

Orthographicธนบดี
nɓɗī
Phonemic
ทะ-นะ-บอ-ดี
danaɓɒɗī
RomanizationPaiboontá-ná-bɔɔ-dii
Royal Institutetha-na-bo-di
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰa˦˥.na˦˥.bɔː˧.diː˧/(R)

Noun

ธนบดี • (tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii)

  1. (elegant) rich person; wealthy person; capitalist; proprietor.

Proper noun

ธนบดี • (tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) an epithet of the god Indra.
  2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) an epithet of the god Kubera.
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