กัญชา

Thai

Etymology

From Khmer កញ្ឆា (kɑñchaa, “the narcotic plant Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa”), ultimately from Western Cham kačha; or from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). Compare Malay ganja.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กัญชา k ạ ɲ d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		กัน-ชา k ạ n – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gan-chaa
	Royal Institute	kan-cha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kan˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/^(R)

Noun

กัญชา • (gan-chaa)

(botany) the plant Cannabis indica of the family Cannabaceae.
(botany) (สกุล~) the genus Cannabis.
drug prepared from any plant of this genus, as bhang, hashish, marijuana, etc.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with กัญชง (“hemp (Cannabis sativa)”)

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