อาณาจักร

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From อาณา (aa-naa, authority) +‎ จักร (jàk, wheel; discus; sphere); literally, "sphere of authority". Ultimately from Sanskrit आज्ञाचक्र (ājñācakra). Compare Pali āṇācakka, Khmer អាណាចក្រ (ʼaanaacak), Lao ອານາຈັກ (ʼā nā chak), Northern Thai ᩋᩣᨱᩣᨧᩢᨠ᩠ᨠ᩺.

In taxonomy, semantic loan from English kingdom.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicอาณาจักร
ɒ ā ɳ ā t͡ɕ ạ k r
Phonemic
อา-นา-จัก
ɒ ā – n ā – t͡ɕ ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonaa-naa-jàk
Royal Institutea-na-chak
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaː˧.naː˧.t͡ɕak̚˨˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

อาณาจักร (aa-naa-jàk)

  1. kingdom: royal domain.
  2. (taxonomy) kingdom.
  3. (figurative) place full of something; abode of something.
    อาณาจักรเครื่องครัว
    aa-naa-jàk krʉ̂ʉang-kruua
    (literally) kingdom of kitchenware

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