Raz's Web Space: Thai transliteration methods (10.12.2005), haettu 23.5.2008 The name of today’s king of Thailand, His Majesty king Rama the 9th is commonly spelled “Bhumibol Adulyadej” (in Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช) for the Indian origins of the name and the specific letters used in the Thai version, however according to the official transliteration of The Royal-Institute it should be spelled “Phumiphon Adunyadet” and the correct pronunciation in Thai is /phu:mí’phon’àdunyádè:td/.