ทัณฑฆาต

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit दण्डाघात (daṇḍāghāta, literally striking with a stick), from दण्ड (daṇḍa, stick; bar; rod) + घात (ghāta, strike; stroke); or from Pali daṇḍaghāta (idem), from daṇḍa (idem) + ghāta (idem); equivalent to Thai ทัณฑ +‎ ฆาต (kâat). Cognate with Khmer ទណ្ឌឃាដ (tŏəndĕəʼkhiət).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicทัณฑฆาต
d ạ ɳ ɖ gʰ ā t
Phonemic
ทัน-ทะ-คาด
d ạ n – d a – g ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboontan-tá-kâat
Royal Institutethan-tha-khat
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰan˧.tʰa˦˥.kʰaːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ทัณฑฆาต (tan-tá-kâat)

  1. (typography) the name of the diacritical mark ◌์, chiefly used to kill or silence a letter.
  2. (archaic) execution by beating one to death with a stick.

Usage notes

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