มรณสัน

Thai

Etymology

From either of the following:

1. Sanskrit मरण (maraṇa, “death”) + संज्ञा (saṃjñā, “consciousness; meaning; perception; sign; signal; token; etc”); literally "death sign" or "death token".
2. Sanskrit मरण (maraṇa, “death”) + आसन्न (āsanna, “death”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มรณสัน m r ɳ s ạ n
Phonemic		มอ-ระ-นะ-สัน m ɒ – r a – n a – s ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔɔ-rá-ná-sǎn
	Royal Institute	mo-ra-na-san
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɔː˧.ra˦˥.na˦˥.san˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

มรณสัน • (mɔɔ-rá-ná-sǎn)

1. (archaic) death.

Verb

มรณสัน • (mɔɔ-rá-ná-sǎn)

1. (archaic) to die.

Usage notes

The term was applied to:

1. a Buddhist monk holding an ecclesiastical title;.
2. a nobleman entitled to 400 fiefs (ศักดินา) or more.

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2010). Gòt-mǎai Dtraa Sǎam Duuang Prá-tam-nuun Chà-bàp Râat-chá-ban-dìt-dtà-yá-sà-tǎan กฎหมายตราสามดวง พระทำนูน ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [The Code of the Three Great Seals: The Statute – Royal Institute Version]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 88.