กัญชา
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Khmer កញ្ឆា (kɑñchaa, “the narcotic plant Cannabis indica or Cannabis sativa”), ultimately from Western Cham kačha; or from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). Compare Malay ganja.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | กัญชา k ạ ɲ d͡ʑ ā | |
| Phonemic | กัน-ชา k ạ n – d͡ʑ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gan-chaa |
| Royal Institute | kan-cha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kan˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
กัญชา • (gan-chaa)
- (botany) the plant Cannabis indica of the family Cannabaceae.
- (botany) (สกุล~) the genus Cannabis.
- drug prepared from any plant of this genus, as bhang, hashish, marijuana, etc.
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with กัญชง (“hemp (Cannabis sativa)”)