คณิกา
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
คณิกา f
- Thai script form of gaṇikā
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali gaṇikā (“prostitute”, literally “she who belongs to groups; she who is familiar with groups”) or from Sanskrit गणिका (gaṇikā, idem). Cognate with Burmese ဂဏိကာ (ga.ni.ka); Khmer គណិកា (kɔɔnekaa).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | คณิกา g ɳ i k ā | |
Phonemic | คะ-นิ-กา g a – n i – k ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ká-ní-gaa |
Royal Institute | kha-ni-ka | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˦˥.ni˦˥.kaː˧/(R) |
Noun edit
คณิกา • (ká-ní-gaa) (classifier คน or นาง)
- (elegant, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) prostitute.
Synonyms edit
- See โสเภณี (sǒo-pee-nii).