ตำบล
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- †ดำบล
- †ด่ำบล
Etymology
From Old Khmer taṃpal, taṃpol (“group of houses; hamlet; community”). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំបន់ (tâmbân).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ตำบล t å ɓ l | |
Phonemic | ตำ-บน t å – ɓ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | dtam-bon |
Royal Institute | tam-bon | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tam˧.bon˧/ |
Noun
ตำบล • (dtam-bon) (classifier ตำบล or แห่ง)
- area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
- (Thai government) subdistrict: administrative subdivision of อำเภอ (am-pəə, “district”), consisting of at least twenty บ้าน (bâan, “villages”) and governed by a public officer called กำนัน (gam-nan).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล
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