ลักษณะ

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ลักขณะ
• ลักขณ์
• ลักษณ์ (lák)

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्षणा (lakṣaṇā, “quality; attribute; indication; characteristic”). Cognate with Pali lakkhaṇa (“sign; characteristic; mark; attribute; characteristic”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลักษณะ l ạ k ʂ ɳ a
Phonemic		ลัก-สะ-หฺนะ l ạ k – s a – h ̥ n a	ลัก-ส̄ะ-หฺนะ l ạ k – s a – h ̥ n a
Romanization	Paiboon	lák-sà-nà	lák-sa-nà
	Royal Institute	lak-sa-na	lak-sa-na
(standard) IPA(key)		/lak̚˦˥.sa˨˩.naʔ˨˩/(R)	/lak̚˦˥.sa˧.naʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

ลักษณะ • (lák-sà-nà)

1. characteristic; quality; nature; manner; appearance.
2. kind; type.
3. (literary, poetic) document; letter; message.
4. (law) title: division of a law, lawbook, etc.

See also

• ธรรมชาติ (tam-má-châat)