เสาวนีย์

Thai

Etymology

From Pali savanīya (pleasant to hear).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเสาวนีย์
esāwnīyʻ
Phonemicเสา-วะ-นี
esāwanī
RomanizationPaiboonsǎo-wá-nii
Royal Institutesao-wa-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/saw˩˩˦.wa˦˥.niː˧/

Noun

เสาวนีย์ (sǎo-wá-nii)

  1. (royal) (พระ~, พระราช~) word, statement, speech, utterance, etc, especially imperative one.

Usage notes

Originally used of a royal man, the term is now only applicable to a royal woman. For example:

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.