นาฬิกา

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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

Orthographicนาฬิกา
n ā ɭ i k ā
Phonemic
นา-ลิ-กา
n ā – l i – k ā
RomanizationPaiboonnaa-lí-gaa
Royal Institutena-li-ka
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˧.li˦˥.kaː˧/(R)

Noun

นาฬิกา (naa-lí-gaa)

  1. (classifier เรือน) clock.
  2. hour; o'clock.

Usage notes

  • Under the old custom, the day starts at 06:00 hours and 1 naa-lí-gaa corresponds to 07:00 hours.

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