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แผนก

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Khmer phneka (eye; front, face; presence; future).

Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្នែក (phnɛɛk), Lao ຜະແໜກ (pha nǣk).

See also Old Khmer bhneka, bhnēka; Angkorian Old Khmer bnek, vnek.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicแผนก
æ pʰ n k
Phonemic
ผะ-แหฺนก
pʰ a – æ h ̥ n k
RomanizationPaiboonpà-nɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutepha-naek
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˨˩.nɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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แผนก (pà-nɛ̀ɛk) (classifier แผนก)

  1. (obsolete) front, face; side, part; party, body
  2. (of a larger organisation) department; section; division

Derived terms

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