ดุสิต

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Thai

Gautama Buddha preaching in Tusita heaven, Indian relief, 2nd century
Dusit Palace plaza, Bangkok
Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok

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Etymology

From Pali tusita (literally “contented; gratified; joyed; pleased; satisfied”); perhaps via Old Khmer tusita, tussidda. Cognate with Modern Khmer តុសិត (tosət). Compare Sanskrit तुषित (tuṣita), from which Thai ดุษิต was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographicดุสิต
ɗ u s i t
Phonemic
ดุ-สิด
ɗ u – s i ɗ

ดุ-สิด-ตะ-
ɗ u – s i ɗ – t a –

ดุ-สิ-ตะ-
ɗ u – s i – t a –
RomanizationPaiboondù-sìtdù-sìt-dtà-dù-sì-dtà-
Royal Institutedu-sitdu-sit-ta-du-si-ta-
(standard) IPA(key)/du˨˩.sit̚˨˩/(R)/du˨˩.sit̚˨˩.ta˨˩.//du˨˩.si˨˩.ta˨˩./
Homophonesดุษิต

Noun

ดุสิต • (dù-sìt)

  1. (Buddhist cosmology) Tusita, the fourth of the six spheres of heaven, ruled by สันดุสิต.
  2. (Buddhist cosmology) a class of divine beings that live in this sphere.

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Proper noun

ดุสิต • (dù-sìt)

  1. (เขต~) Dusit District, a district of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
  2. (พระราชวัง~) Dusit Palace, a compound of royal residences in Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. (พระที่นั่ง~) Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, a throne hall within the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
  4. a male given name from Pali; Dusit
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