วิชา
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali vijjā (“knowledge; science”), from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “learning; knowledge; wisdom”). Cognate with Lao ວິຊາ (wi sā), Khmer វិជ្ជា (vɨcciə), Burmese ဝိဇ္ဇာ (wijja). Doublet of วิชชา. Related to วิทยา (wít-tá-yaa).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | วิชา w i d͡ʑ ā | |
| Phonemic | วิ-ชา w i – d͡ʑ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wí-chaa |
| Royal Institute | wi-cha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wi˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
วิชา • (wí-chaa)