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วินาที

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit विनाडी (vināḍī, period of 24 seconds), from वि- (vi-, away) +‎ नाडी (nāḍī, pipe). Cognate with Khmer វិនាទី (viniətii), Lao ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicวินาที
w i n ā d ī
Phonemic
วิ-นา-ที
w i – n ā – d ī
RomanizationPaiboonwí-naa-tii
Royal Institutewi-na-thi
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.naː˧.tʰiː˧/(R)

Noun

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วินาที (wí-naa-tii) (classifier วินาที)

  1. second (period of time).
    Synonym: (colloquial) วิ ()

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • วินาที” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.