มิจฉาชีพ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali micchājīva (another form is micchāʼājīva). Same as มิจฉา (“wrong”) +‎ อาชีพ (aa-chîip, “occupation”). Doublet of มิจฉาอาชีวะ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มิจฉาชีพ m i t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ā d͡ʑ ī b
Phonemic		มิด-ฉา-ชีบ m i ɗ – t͡ɕʰ ā – d͡ʑ ī ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	mít-chǎa-chîip
	Royal Institute	mit-cha-chip
(standard) IPA(key)		/mit̚˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰiːp̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

มิจฉาชีพ • (mít-chǎa-chîip)

1. (literary, Buddhism) wrong occupation; dishonest occupation; illegal occupation.
2. (formal) person carrying out such an occupation, as thief, robber, swindler, etc; outlaw, criminal.