ศึกษา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, education). Doublet of สิกขา, ซิก (sík), ซิกข์, สิกข์, and สิข (sìk).

Compare with Lao ສຶກສາ (sưk sā), Northern Thai ᩆᩧᨠ᩠ᩇᩣ.

Pronunciation

Orthographicศึกษา
ɕkʂā
Phonemic
สึก-สา
sksā
RomanizationPaiboonsʉ̀k-sǎa
Royal Institutesuek-sa
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯk̚˨˩.saː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ศึกษา • (sʉ̀k-sǎa)

  1. studying; learning; education.

Verb

ศึกษา • (sʉ̀k-sǎa) (abstract noun การศึกษา)

  1. to study; to learn; to be educated.

Usage notes

As affix or compound part, ศึกษา means the studying/learning of something. For isolate noun, usually used as การศึกษา (gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa).

Derived terms

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