อาญา
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Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command; authority, power”); perhaps via Old Khmer ñā, ʼājñā (“(royal) order, command, behest; by order (of); highness: constituent of royal titles; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer អាជ្ញា (ʼaacñaa).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | อาญา ɒ ā ɲ ā | |
| Phonemic | อา-ยา ɒ ā – y ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | aa-yaa |
| Royal Institute | a-ya | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaː˧.jaː˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]อาญา • (aa-yaa)
- (elegant, archaic, especially of a royal person) command, decree, order; rule, regulation, law.
- (elegant) power; authority; jurisdiction.
- (formal, elegant) punishment; penalty.
- (formal, elegant) crime; criminal offence.