มณฑล

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circular; region; district”) or Pali maṇḍala (“circle; disk (of sun or moon)”). Cognate with Lao ມົນທົນ (mon thon, “circle; round; region”), Khmer មណ្ឌល (mŭəndŭəl, “circle; division; disk (of sun or moon)”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มณฑล m ɳ ɖ l
Phonemic		มน-ทน m n – d n
Romanization	Paiboon	mon-ton
	Royal Institute	mon-thon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mon˧.tʰon˧/

Noun

มณฑล • (mon-ton)

(historical) administrative region; province; monthon.
circle; community.

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