สากล

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सकल (sakala, total) or Pali sakala (idem). Cognate with Lao ສາກົນ (sā kon), Khmer សាកល (saakɑl).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสากล
s ā k l
Phonemic
สา-กน
s ā – k n
[bound form]
สา-กน-ละ-
s ā – k n – l a –
RomanizationPaiboonsǎa-gonsǎa-gon-lá-
Royal Institutesa-konsa-kon-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/saː˩˩˦.kon˧/(R)/saː˩˩˦.kon˧.la˦˥./

Adjective

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สากล (sǎa-gon)

  1. common; general; joint; universal.
  2. complete; entire; total.
    อันมือไกวเปลไซร้แต่ไรมา คือหัตถาครองพิภพจบสากล
    an mʉʉ gwai bplɛɛ sái dtɛ̀ɛ rai maa · kʉʉ hàt-tǎa krɔɔng pí-póp jòp sǎa-gon
    The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
    (literally) From time immemorial, the hand that rocks the cradle has always been the hand that rules the whole world.
  3. cosmopolitan; global; international.
  4. western (of or pertaining to the West).
    เพลงสากล  ―  pleeng sǎa-gon  ―  western music, western songs

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