อิสระ

Thai

Etymology

From Pali issara (“chief; lord; master; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvara, idem), from which Thai อิศวร (ì-sǔuan) is derived. Cognate with Khmer ឥស្សរៈ (ʼəhsaʼraʼ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อิสระ ɒ i s r a
Phonemic		อิด-สะ-หฺระ ɒ i ɗ – s a – h ̥ r a
Romanization	Paiboon	ìt-sà-rà
	Royal Institute	it-sa-ra
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔit̚˨˩.sa˨˩.raʔ˨˩/(R)

Adjective

อิสระ • (ìt-sà-rà)

1. autonomous; independent; self-governing; sovereign.
2. free:
   1. not attached, subject, or subsidiary to anyone or anything.
   2. able to do anything at will.
   3. having personal liberty.
   4. not being restrained, detained, confined, controlled, etc.
3. freelance.

Noun

อิสระ • (ìt-sà-rà)

1. Abstract noun of the above adjective: freedom, liberty, independence, autonomy, etc.