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Where does “อภิบาล” come from?

อภิบาล (Thai) comes from Pali abhipāla, from Pali pāla, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

อภิบาล (Thai): to guard, to protect, to take care, to look...

Definitions

  1. to guard, to protect, to take care, to look...

Ancestry of “อภิบาล”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliabhipālaprotector
2Palipālakeeper, guardian, protector
3Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
4Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

Words derived from “อภิบาล”

  • สุขาภิบาล
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