นาฬิกา
Thai
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Sanskrit नाडीका (nāḍīkā, “windpipe”), नालिका (nālikā, “period of 24 minutes”), or Pali nāḷikā (“stalk, shaft; tube, pipe”). Compare Khmer នាឡិកា (niəlekaa); Lao ນາລິກາ (nā li kā), Burmese နာရီ (nari).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | นาฬิกา n ā ɭ i k ā | |
Phonemic | นา-ลิ-กา n ā – l i – k ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | naa-lí-gaa |
Royal Institute | na-li-ka | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /naː˧.li˦˥.kaː˧/(R) |
Noun
นาฬิกา • (naa-lí-gaa)
Usage notes
- Under the old custom, the day starts at 06:00 hours and 1 naa-lí-gaa corresponds to 07:00 hours.