วิชา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali vijjā (“knowledge; science”), from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “learning; knowledge; wisdom”). Cognate with Lao ວິຊາ (wi sā), Khmer វិជ្ជា (vɨcciə), Burmese ဝိဇ္ဇာ (wijja). Doublet of วิชชา. Related to วิทยา (wít-tá-yaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วิชา w i d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		วิ-ชา w i – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wí-chaa
	Royal Institute	wi-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/wi˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

วิชา • (wí-chaa)

1. subject (of study).
2. knowledge.