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จุฬา

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicจุฬา
t͡ɕ u ɭ ā
Phonemic
จุ-ลา
t͡ɕ u – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonjù-laa
Royal Institutechu-la
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕu˨˩.laː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Pali cūḷā (crest). Compare Sanskrit चूडा (cūḍā), from which Thai จุฑา is derived.

Noun

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จุฬา (jù-laa)

  1. (elegant) topknot.
  2. (elegant, figurative) crown (of the head or as a headdress).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of จุฬาลงกรณ, after King Chulalongkorn, from จุฬา (jù-laa, topknot) +‎ อลงกรณ (ornament).

Proper noun

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จุฬา (jù-laa)

  1. (colloquial) Chulalongkorn University (a university in Bangkok, Thailand).

Etymology 3

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the kite

Noun

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จุฬา (jù-laa) (classifier ตัว)

  1. a traditional kite shaped like a star.
    Synonym: กุลา