Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, learning; knowledge; wisdom). Cognate with Khmer វិទ្យា (vityiə), Lao ວິທະຍາ (wi tha nyā). Related to วิชา (wí-chaa).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวิทยา
w i d y ā
Phonemic
{Reduplication}
วิด-ทะ-ยา
w i ɗ – d a – y ā
RomanizationPaiboonwít-tá-yaa
Royal Institutewit-tha-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/wit̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧/(R)

Noun edit

วิทยา

  1. science; knowledge; learning; philosophy; -logy.

Derived terms edit