เบญจา

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Thai

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Etymology

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From corruption of มัญจา (bed), from Pali mañca (bed; couch; sofa), and perhaps influenced by เบญจ (five), corrupted form of ปัญจ (five), from Pali pañca (five). Compare Khmer បញ្ច (bɑñcɑɑ, decorated stand supporting a box containing the ashes of a deceased person).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเบญจา
e ɓ ɲ t͡ɕ ā
Phonemic
{Short}
เบ็น-จา
e ɓ ˘ n – t͡ɕ ā
RomanizationPaiboonben-jaa
Royal Instituteben-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/ben˧.t͡ɕaː˧/(R)

Noun

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เบญจา (ben-jaa) (classifier ชั้น or แท่น or เถา)

  1. canopied platform.
  2. five-layered platform use to support a sacred object, especially a funeral urn.