เทวดา

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Thai

Alternative forms

เทพดา (têep-pá-daa)
เทพยดา (têep-pá-yá-daa)
เทพยุดา

Etymology

From Pali devatā (“god; deity”), from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “idem”); probably via Old Khmer devatā, devtā (“idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa), Lao ເທວະດາ (thē wa dā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เทวดา e d w ɗ ā
Phonemic		เท-วะ-ดา e d – w a – ɗ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tee-wá-daa
	Royal Institute	the-wa-da
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰeː˧.wa˦˥.daː˧/^(R)

Noun

เทวดา • (tee-wá-daa)

(theology, mythology) (classifier องค์ or พระองค์ or, archaically, ตน) god; deity; divine being; celestial being; immortal being.
(slang, sarcastic, derogatory) untouchable person; inviolable person.

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