สุขาภิบาล
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Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From สุข (sùk, “health; welfare; well-being; etc”) + อภิบาล (à-pí-baan, “to administer, to govern; to guard, to protect; etc”); perhaps calque of English sanitary authority. Cognate with Khmer សុខាភិបាល (sokhaaphibaal), Lao ສຸຂາພິບານ (su khā phi bān).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สุขาภิบาล s u kʰ ā bʰ i ɓ ā l | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สุ-ขา-พิ-บาน s u – kʰ ā – b i – ɓ ā n | สุก-ขา-พิ-บาน s u k – kʰ ā – b i – ɓ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sù-kǎa-pí-baan | sùk-kǎa-pí-baan |
| Royal Institute | su-kha-phi-ban | suk-kha-phi-ban | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /su˨˩.kʰaː˩˩˦.pʰi˦˥.baːn˧/(R) | /suk̚˨˩.kʰaː˩˩˦.pʰi˦˥.baːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
สุขาภิบาล • (sù-kǎa-pí-baan)
- sanitary authority.
- (government, historical) sukhaphiban: a type of local government in Siam (later Thailand), inferior to เทศบาล (têet-sà-baan), led by the chief of a district.
Proper noun
สุขาภิบาล • (sù-kǎa-pí-baan)
- (government, historical) a government agency of Siam in charge of sanitation, established in 2440 BE (1897/98 CE)
Derived terms
- สุขา (sù-kǎa)