Lao edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [bot̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [bot̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ບົດ
  • Rhymes: -ot̚

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit पद (pada), from Pali pada. Cognate with Thai บท (bòt).

Noun edit

ບົດ (bot)

  1. chapter
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Thai บด (bòt). Compare Khmer បោះ (bɑh), Mon ပိုဟ်.

Verb edit

ບົດ (bot) (abstract noun ການບົດ)

  1. to grind; to pulverize

Etymology 3 edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷᩫ᩠ᨯ, ᦷᦢᧆ (ḃod), Shan မူတ်း (múut).

Verb edit

ບົດ (bot) (abstract noun ການບົດ)

  1. to eclipse; to obscure; to conceal