แพศยา
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā, “prostitute”); possibly via Khmer ពេស្យា (peihsyaa, “prostitute”).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | แพศยา æ b ɕ y ā | |
Phonemic | แพด-สะ-หฺยา æ b ɗ – s a – h ̥ y ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa |
Royal Institute | phaet-sa-ya | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɛːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.jaː˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
แพศยา • (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)
- (elegant, derogatory, offensive, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) prostitute.
- (elegant, derogatory, offensive, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) low woman; immoral woman; promiscuous woman; shameless woman.
Synonyms
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