ดวงใจ

Thai

Etymology

From ดวง (duuang, “orb”) +‎ ใจ (jai, “heart”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ดวงใจ ɗ w ŋ au t͡ɕ
Phonemic		ดวง-ไจ ɗ w ŋ – ai t͡ɕ
Romanization	Paiboon	duuang-jai
	Royal Institute	duang-chai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/dua̯ŋ˧.t͡ɕaj˧/

Noun

ดวงใจ • (duuang-jai)

(anatomy) heart.
(idiomatic, sometimes as an affectionate term of address) (to express the greatest degree: ยอด~, สุด~) dear one; darling one; cherished one; precious one.

Derived terms

Derived terms

แก้วตาดวงใจ (gɛ̂ɛo-dtaa-duuang-jai)

Related terms

affectionate term of address — see ที่รัก (tîi-rák)

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