อาจ
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | อาจ ɒ ā t͡ɕ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | อาด ɒ ā ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | àat |
| Royal Institute | at | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
| Homophones | ||
Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Old Khmer ʼāca, ʼāc, ʼâca, ʼācca, ʼac, ʼac, hāc (“to be able, capable, or competent; to allow, to permit; etc”). See อำนาจ (am-nâat, “power, authority”), borrowed from an extended form of the Khmer, for more.
Verb
[edit]อาจ • (àat) (abstract noun การอาจ)
Derived terms
[edit]- ไม่อาจ
- อาจ ... ได้ (àat...dâai)
- อาจจะ (àat-jà)
- อาจไม่
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Separated from the "may, might" sense by TDP, though likely etymologically related.”)
Verb
[edit]อาจ • (àat) (abstract noun การอาจ)
- (mainly in compounds) to dare to
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “อาจ” 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.