อโศก

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Sanskrit[edit]

Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, the plant Saraca asoca, literally not sad; without sadness; unsorrowful; sorrowless; without grief). Compare Pali asoka.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicอโศก
ɒ o ɕ k
Phonemic
อะ-โสก
ɒ a – o s k
RomanizationPaiboonà-sòok
Royal Institutea-sok
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.soːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

อโศก (à-sòok)

  1. (botany) any of the various plants of the genus Saraca and the family Leguminosae.

Proper noun[edit]

อโศก (à-sòok)

  1. (historical) Aśoka: an ancient Indian emperor.

Derived terms[edit]