อสนี

Thai

Alternative forms

อัสนี, อสุนี

Etymology

From Pali asani (“thunderbolt”), ultimately from Sanskrit अशनी (aśanī). Compare Old Khmer ʼasuni, ʼaśūni, from which Thai อสุนี is possibly derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer អសនី (ʼaʼsaʼnii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อสนี ɒ s n ī
Phonemic		อะ-สะ-นี ɒ a – s a – n ī
Romanization	Paiboon	à-sà-nii
	Royal Institute	a-sa-ni
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔa˨˩.sa˨˩.niː˧/^(R)

Noun

อสนี • (à-sà-nii)

(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.

Synonyms

พิเชียร
เพชร (pét)
วชิระ
วัชระ
วิเชียร (wí-chiian)
สายฟ้า (sǎai-fáa)
อสนีบาต (à-sà-nii-bàat)

Derived terms

อสนีบาต (à-sà-nii-bàat)

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