คทา

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit गदा (gadā, mace); probably via Old Khmer គទា (gadā, mace). Compare Modern Khmer គទា (kɔtiə).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicคทา
g d ā
Phonemic
คะ-ทา
g a – d ā
RomanizationPaiboonká-taa
Royal Institutekha-tha
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰa˦˥.tʰaː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

คทา (ká-taa) (classifier เล่ม or อัน)

  1. staff or stick used as a weapon or used for any other purpose, such as baton, bludgeon, club, cudgel, mace, sceptre, truncheon, wand, etc.

Synonyms[edit]

staff or stick used as weapon

Derived terms[edit]