ตาลปัตร

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तालपत्त्र (tālapattra, palm leaf), from ताल (tāla, palm) + पत्त्र (pattra, leaf; paper; sheet; etc), equivalent to Thai ตาล (dtaan) + ปัตร. Cognate with Modern Khmer តាលបត្រ (talbtâr).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตาลปัตร
tālptr
Phonemic
ตา-ละ-ปัด
tālapɗ
RomanizationPaiboondtaa-lá-bpàt
Royal Instituteta-la-pat
(standard) IPA(key)/taː˧.la˦˥.pat̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ตาลปัตร • (dtaa-lá-bpàt)

  1. (Buddhism) handheld fan, traditionally made of talipot palm leaves, usually having a long handle, used by a Buddhist priest to cover his face whilst chanting.

Derived terms

  • พัดยศ
  • พัดรอง
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