อวมงคล

Thai

Etymology

From Pali avamaṅgala (inauspicious; unlucky), from ava (not) + maṅgala (auspicious; lucky); equivalent to Thai อว () + มงคล (mong-kon).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอวมงคล
ɒwmŋgl
Phonemic
อะ-วะ-มง-คน
ɒawamŋgn
RomanizationPaiboonà-wá-mong-kon
Royal Institutea-wa-mong-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.wa˦˥.moŋ˧.kʰon˧/(R)

Adjective

อวมงคล • (à-wá-mong-kon)

  1. (elegant) inauspicious; unfortunate; unfavourable; unlucky; unholy.
  2. (elegant, figurative) funeral: of or pertaining to a funeral.
    งานอวมงคล
    ngaan à-wá-mong-kon
    unholy event = funeral event/service

Synonyms

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