บริบาล

Thai

Etymology

From Pali paripāla, from pari (“around; about”) + pāla (“controller; administrator; governor; defender; etc”); or from Sanskrit परिपाल (paripāla), from परि (pari, idem) + पाल (pāla, idem); perhaps via Old Khmer paripāla (“to guard, protect, or defend; to keep, maintain, or foster; guarding, protecting, or defending; keeping, maintaining, or fostering; etc”); equivalent to Thai บริ (brì) +‎ บาล (baan). Cognate with Modern Khmer បរិបាល (bɑɑrebaal).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บริบาล ɓ r i ɓ ā l
Phonemic		บอ-ริ-บาน ɓ ɒ – r i – ɓ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	bɔɔ-rí-baan
	Royal Institute	bo-ri-ban
(standard) IPA(key)		/bɔː˧.ri˦˥.baːn˧/(R)

Verb

บริบาล • (bɔɔ-rí-baan) (abstract noun การบริบาล)

1. (elegant) to guard, to protect, to take care, to look after; to administer, to govern; to keep, to maintain.

Noun

บริบาล • (bɔɔ-rí-baan)

1. (elegant) one who guards, protects, takes care, or looks after; one who administers, governs; one who keeps or maintains.

Related terms

• พยาบาล (pá-yaa-baan)
• อนุบาล (à-nú-baan)
• อภิบาล (à-pí-baan)