พาหนะ

Thai

Alternative forms

• วาหนะ (waa-hà-ná)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana, “bearing, carrying, conveying; vehicle, conveyance of any kind”) or Pali vāhana, bāhana (“vehicle”). Cognate with Lao ພາຫະນະ (phā ha na).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พาหนะ b ā h n a
Phonemic		พา-หะ-นะ b ā – h a – n a
Romanization	Paiboon	paa-hà-ná
	Royal Institute	pha-ha-na
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰaː˧.ha˨˩.naʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

พาหนะ • (paa-hà-ná)

1. vehicle; means of transportation.

Derived terms

• ยานพาหนะ (yaan-paa-hà-ná)
• สัตว์พาหนะ

See also

• พาหะ