ศาสดา

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit शास्त (śāsta, taught; instructed); perhaps via Old Khmer sāstā, sasstā, sāsthā (instructor, teacher, mentor; an epithet of Gautama Buddha). Cognate with Modern Khmer សាស្តា (saahtaa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicศาสดา
ɕ ā s ɗ ā
Phonemic
สาด-สะ-ดา
s ā ɗ – s a – ɗ ā
RomanizationPaiboonsàat-sà-daa
Royal Institutesat-sa-da
(standard) IPA(key)/saːt̚˨˩.sa˨˩.daː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

ศาสดา (sàat-sà-daa)

  1. founder (of a religion, religious cult, religious tradition, or the like).
  2. (Buddhism) (บรม~, พระ~, พระบรม~) an epithet of Gautama Buddha.
  3. (slang, often humorous or sarcastic) prophet; influential teacher; inspiring teacher; thought leader.