พิการ
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pali vikāra (“change; distortion”), from vi (“different; in a different way; etc”) + kāra (“case; matter; affair; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit विकार (vikāra, idem), from वि (vi, idem) + कार (kāra, idem); equivalent to Thai พิ (pí) + การ (gaan). Cognate with Khmer ពិការ (pikaa), Lao ພິການ (phi kān).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | พิการ b i k ā r | |
| Phonemic | พิ-กาน b i – k ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pí-gaan |
| Royal Institute | phi-kan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰi˦˥.kaːn˧/(R) | |
Adjective
[edit]พิการ • (pí-gaan) (abstract noun ความพิการ)
- (formal, law, of a person) disabled; with disabilities; having disabilities.
- (of a bodily organ or the like) dead, inoperative, inactive, underactive, not functioning, malfunctioning; disordered, deranged, disarranged, impaired.