From Old Khmer bhadaiya, phdai, phdaiy, phdaiya, phde, pdai, pdaiy, pdey (“abdomen, belly, stomach; womb; earth; ground; land; territory; nation”). Compare Modern Khmer ផ្ទៃ (phtɨy).
Orthographic | ไผท ai pʰ d | |
Phonemic | ผะ-ไท pʰ a – ai d | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pà-tai |
Royal Institute | pha-thai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˨˩.tʰaj˧/(R) |
ไผท • (pà-tai)