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
Orthographic | อนุชา ɒ n u d͡ʑ ā | |
Phonemic | อะ-นุ-ชา ɒ a – n u – d͡ʑ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | à-nú-chaa |
Royal Institute | a-nu-cha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.nu˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) |
Noun
อนุชา • (à-nú-chaa)
- (elegant, poetic) man born subsequently; man of a later generation; younger man; younger brother.
- (royal) (พระ~, พระราช~) younger brother.
Antonyms
- เชษฐา (chêet-tǎa)
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