วิเชียร
Thai
Alternative forms
- พิเชียร
Etymology
From corruption of Pali vajira (“diamond; thunderbolt”); ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra); perhaps via or influenced by Old Khmer vajra (“diamond; thunderbolt; vajra, Indra's weapon”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វជិរៈ (vɔɔcirĕəʼ). And cognate with Thai พัชระ, พิเชียร, เพชร (pét), วชิระ, วัชระ.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | วิเชียร w i e d͡ʑ ī y r | |
| Phonemic | วิ-เชียน w i – e d͡ʑ ī y n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wí-chiian |
| Royal Institute | wi-chian | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wi˦˥.t͡ɕʰia̯n˧/(R) | |
Noun
วิเชียร • (wí-chiian)
- (elegant) diamond.
- (elegant) lightning bolt; thunderbolt.
- (elegant, Hindu mythology) vajra, a weapon of the god Indra, symbolising thunderbolt.
- (elegant, mythology) similar weapon, as that of Zeus in the Greek mythology.
Derived terms
- แก้ววิเชียร
- วิเชียรมาศ (wí-chiian-mâat)
- วิเชียรโมลี
- แวววิเชียร
- อินทรวิเชียร
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