พรรณนา

Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer barṇanā (to depict, to describe; to explain, to expound; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit वर्णन (varṇana, description; narration; painting). Compare Modern Khmer ពណ៌នា (pɔənaʼniə).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicพรรณนา
b r r ɳ n ā
Phonemic
พัน-นะ-นา
b ạ n – n a – n ā
RomanizationPaiboonpan-ná-naa
Royal Institutephan-na-na
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰan˧.na˦˥.naː˧/(R)

Verb edit

พรรณนา (pan-ná-naa) (abstract noun การพรรณนา)

  1. to depict, to describe; to explain, to expound.

Derived terms edit