อภิบาล

Thai

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali abhipāla (protector) borrowed from Sanskrit अभिपाल com from Thai อภิ (over, superior, higher, greater) + Thai บาล (guard, nourish, protector, keeper).

Origin

Thai

บาล

Gloss

guard, nourish, protector, keeper

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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