ลิขิต

Thai

Etymology

From Pali likhita (“inscribed; written”) or Sanskrit लिखित (likhita, “document; writing”), probably via Old Khmer likhita (“inscribed, written; document, writing”). Cognate with Modern Khmer លិខិត (likhət).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลิขิต l i kʰ i t
Phonemic		ลิ-ขิด l i – kʰ i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	lí-kìt
	Royal Institute	li-khit
(standard) IPA(key)		/li˦˥.kʰit̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ลิขิต • (lí-kìt)

1. document; letter; writing.

Usage notes

• Often used to refer to a document or letter produced of a priest. For example:

  เจ้าอาวาสมีลิขิตลงวันที่ ๑ มกราคม ๒๕๕๙ แต่งตั้งเจ้าหน้าที่ดังนี้

  jâao-aa-wâat mii lí-kìt long-wan-tîi · nʉ̀ng · má-gà-raa-kom · sɔ̌ɔng-pan hâa-rɔ́ɔi hâa-sìp gâao · dtɛ̀ng-dtâng jâao-nâa-tîi dang-níi

  The abbot issued the letter dated 1 January 2016 appointing the following officials...

• If used to refer to a document or letter of a high priest, the term is prefixed by the headword พระ (prá) as พระลิขิต (prá-lí-kìt).

Derived terms

• พรหมลิขิต (prom-lí-kìt)

Verb

ลิขิต • (lí-kìt) (abstract noun การลิขิต)

1. to write; to express in writing.
2. to determine; to fix; to specify.