From Pali puggala (“individual; person”). Cognate with Lao ບຸກຄົນ (buk khon), Khmer បុគ្គល (bokkŭəl). Compare Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala).
Orthographic | บุคคล ɓ u g g l | |||
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Phonemic | บุก-คน ɓ u k – g n | บุก-คะ-ละ- ɓ u k – g a – l a – | บุก-คน-ละ- ɓ u k – g n – l a – | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bùk-kon | bùk-ká-lá- | bùk-kon-lá- |
Royal Institute | buk-khon | buk-kha-la- | buk-khon-la- | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /buk̚˨˩.kʰon˧/(R) | /buk̚˨˩.kʰa˦˥.la˦˥./ | /buk̚˨˩.kʰon˧.la˦˥./ |
บุคคล • (bùk-kon) (classifier บุคคล or คน)
When บุคคล- affixes to อ-/อา- words, it becomes บุคล-.