Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, the kṣatriya social class; member of this class), possibly via Old Khmer °ក្សត្រ (°ksatra), ក្ឞត្រ (kṣatra, reigning monarch; king; prince). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្សត្រ (ksat).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicกษัตร
k ʂ ạ t r
Phonemic
กะ-สัด
k a – s ạ ɗ
[bound form]
กะ-สัด-ตฺระ-
k a – s ạ ɗ – t ̥ r a –
RomanizationPaiboongà-sàtgà-sàt-dtrà-
Royal Instituteka-satka-sat-tra-
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.sat̚˨˩/(R)/ka˨˩.sat̚˨˩.tra˨˩./

Noun edit

กษัตร (gà-sàt)

  1. Archaic form of กษัตริย์ (gà-sàt).