วิสัย

Thai

Alternative forms

  • วิสย, พิสัย

Etymology

From Pali visaya (region, domain; scope, purview; subject, theme; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer វិស័យ (visay); Lao ວິໄສ (wi sai). Compare Sanskrit विषय (viṣaya), from which Old Khmer viṣaya, viṣaiya, visaiya (territory; region; domain; area) were derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographicวิสัย
wisy
Phonemic
วิ-ไส
wiais
RomanizationPaiboonwí-sǎi
Royal Institutewi-sai
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.saj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

วิสัย • (wí-sǎi)

  1. (archaic) territory; region; domain; area.
  2. scope; purview.
  3. capability; ability; faculty.
  4. nature; character; characteristic; disposition.

Derived terms

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