อุบล

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicอุบล
ɒ u ɓ l
Phonemic
อุ-บน
ɒ u – ɓ n
RomanizationPaiboonù-bon
Royal Instituteu-bon
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔu˨˩.bon˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Pali uppala (“lotus”), from Sanskrit उत्पल (utpala, “idem”), from which Thai อุตบล is derived.

Noun

อุบล • (ù-bon)

  1. (elegant) tiger lotus, the plant Nymphaea lotus of the family Nymphaeaceae.
  2. (elegant, loosely or by extension) any lotus or water lily.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From clipping of อุบลราชธานี (ù-bon-râat-chá-taa-nii).

Proper noun

อุบล • (ù-bon)

  1. (slang) Ubon Ratchathani (a province of Thailand)
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