บท

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पद (padá, step; portion). Cognate with Lao ບົດ (bot), Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨴ.

Pronunciation

Orthographicบท
ɓ d
Phonemic
บด
ɓ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbòt
Royal Institutebot
(standard) IPA(key)/bot̚˨˩/(R)
Homophones
 

Noun

บท • (bòt)

  1. chapter (of a book)
  2. lesson (in a textbook)
    บทที่หนึ่ง
    bòt tîi nʉ̀ng
    lesson one

Derived terms

Further reading

  • บท” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.