ดารา

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Pali tārā (star) or Sanskrit तारा (tārā). Cognate with Lao ດາລາ (dā lā), Old Khmer tārā, modern Khmer តារា (taaraa), Burmese တာရာ (tara).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicดารา
ɗ ā r ā
Phonemic
ดา-รา
ɗ ā – r ā
RomanizationPaiboondaa-raa
Royal Instituteda-ra
(standard) IPA(key)/daː˧.raː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

ดารา (daa-raa)

  1. (elegant, literary, poetic) star: heavenly body
  2. star: celebrated person, prominent actor or actress, etc.
  3. star: star-like figure used as an ornament, award, badge, etc.

Derived terms[edit]