อนุชา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali anujā (younger sister, literally one born subsequently), from Sanskrit अनुजा (anujā, idem); possibly via Old Khmer ʼanuja (younger brother).

Compare Pali anuja (younger brother), from which Thai อนุช (younger sister) is derived.

Cognate with Modern Khmer អនុជា (ʼɑɑnuciə).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอนุชา
ɒnud͡ʑā
Phonemic
อะ-นุ-ชา
ɒanud͡ʑā
RomanizationPaiboonà-nú-chaa
Royal Institutea-nu-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.nu˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

อนุชา • (à-nú-chaa)

  1. (elegant, poetic) man born subsequently; man of a later generation; younger man; younger brother.
  2. (royal) (พระ~, พระราช~) younger brother.

Antonyms

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