จุฬา

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicจุฬา
t͡ɕ u ɭ ā
Phonemic
จุ-ลา
t͡ɕ u – l ā
RomanizationPaiboonjù-laa
Royal Institutechu-la
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕu˨˩.laː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Pali cūḷā (“crest”). Compare Sanskrit चूडा (cūḍā), from which Thai จุฑา is derived.

Noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa)

  1. (elegant) topknot.
  2. (elegant, figurative) crown (of the head or as a headdress).
Derived terms
  • จุฬาภรณ์
  • จุฬามณี
  • จุฬาลงกรณ์
  • จุฬาลักษณ์

Etymology 2

Clipping of จุฬาลงกรณ, after King Chulalongkorn, from จุฬา (jù-laa, “topknot”) +‎ อลงกรณ (“ornament”).

Proper noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa)

  1. (colloquial) Chulalongkorn University (a university in Bangkok, Thailand).

Etymology 3
the kite

Noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa) (classifier ตัว)

  1. a traditional kite shaped like a star.
    Synonym: กุลา
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