Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Pali vāra (day (of the week); time, moment, occasion; etc), from Sanskrit वार (vāra, idem); probably via Old Khmer °vāra, vāra, vār (idem). Cognate Modern Khmer វារៈ (viərĕəʼ), ពារ (piə).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวาระ
w ā r a
Phonemic
วา-ระ
w ā – r a
RomanizationPaiboonwaa-rá
Royal Institutewa-ra
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˧.raʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

วาระ (waa-rá)

  1. (elegant) day (of the week).
  2. time; moment; occasion; opportunity.
  3. agenda.
  4. (parliamentary) reading.
  5. term, especially of office.

Derived terms edit