อาณาจักร

Thai

Etymology

From อาณา (aa-naa, authority) + จักร (jàk, wheel; discus; sphere); literally, "sphere of authority". Ultimately from Sanskrit आज्ञाचक्र (ājñācakra). Compare Pali āṇācakka, Khmer អាណាចក្រ (ʼaanaacak), Lao ອານາຈັກ (ʼā nā chak), Northern Thai ᩋᩣᨱᩣᨧᩢᨠ᩠ᨠ᩺.

In taxonomy, semantic loan from English kingdom.

Pronunciation

Orthographicอาณาจักร
ɒāɳāt͡ɕkr
Phonemic
อา-นา-จัก
ɒānāt͡ɕk
RomanizationPaiboonaa-naa-jàk
Royal Institutea-na-chak
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaː˧.naː˧.t͡ɕak̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

อาณาจักร • (aa-naa-jàk)

  1. kingdom: royal domain.
  2. (taxonomy) kingdom.
  3. (figurative) place full of something; abode of something.
    อาณาจักรเครื่องครัว
    aa-naa-jàk krʉ̂ʉang-kruua
    (literally) kingdom of kitchenware

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