ผดุงครรภ์
Thai
Etymology
From ผดุง (pà-dung, “to maintain; to support; etc”) + ครรภ์ (kan, “womb; pregnancy”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ผดุงครรภ์ pʰ ɗ u ŋ g r r bʰ ʻ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ผะ-ดุง-คัน pʰ a – ɗ u ŋ – g ạ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pà-dung-kan |
| Royal Institute | pha-dung-khan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˨˩.duŋ˧.kʰan˧/(R) | |
Verb
ผดุงครรภ์ • (pà-dung-kan) (abstract noun การผดุงครรภ์)
Noun
ผดุงครรภ์ • (pà-dung-kan) (classifier คน)
- midwife (in modern medicine).
Related terms
- ตำแย (dtam-yɛɛ, “traditional birth attendant”)
Further reading
- “ผดุงครรภ์” 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.