เทศนา

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit देशना (deśanā, “instruction; direction”); perhaps via Old Khmer desnā or Angkorian Old Khmer desanā (“sermon, discourse, lecture; to give a sermon, discourse, or lecture”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេសនា (teihniə), ទេស្នា (teihniə).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเทศนา
e d ɕ n ā
Phonemicเทด-สะ-หฺนา
e d ɗ – s a – h ̥ n ā		เท-สะ-นา
e d – s a – n ā
RomanizationPaiboontêet-sà-nǎatee-sà-naa
Royal Institutethet-sa-nathe-sa-na
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.naː˩˩˦//tʰeː˧.sa˨˩.naː˧/

Noun

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa)

  1. (religion) preaching; teaching; sermon; discourse; lecture.
  2. (slang) preaching: moral advice, especially one given in an obtrusive or tedious way.
  3. (slang) lecture: long, tedious reprimand.

Verb

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa) (abstract noun การเทศนา)

  1. (religion) to preach; to teach; to deliver a sermon; to give a discourse; to lecture.
  2. (slang) to preach: to give moral advice, especially in an obtrusive or tedious way.
  3. (slang) to lecture: to rebuke or reprimand at some length.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • กถามรรคเทศนา
  • เทศน์แจง
  • เทศนาโวหาร
  • ธรรมเทศนา
  • ปฐมเทศนา
  • สุตตันตเทศนา
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