องศา

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa, “fraction; part; portion; etc”). Cognate with Khmer អង្សា (ʼɑngsaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		องศา ɒ ŋ ɕ ā
Phonemic		อง-สา ɒ ŋ – s ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ong-sǎa
	Royal Institute	ong-sa
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔoŋ˧.saː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

องศา • (ong-sǎa)

1. degree: unit of temperature or pressure.
2. (geometry, geology, astronomy) degree: unit of angle, equals to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.

Usage notes

Can be represented by the sign " ° ".