Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Angkorian Old Khmer citta, cita (mind; spirit; heart; feeling; will; thought; opinion; aim; intention; wish), from Sanskrit चित्त (citta, observed, perceived; considered, reflected or mediated upon; heart (considered as the seat of intellect), mind; etc.) or Pali citta (heart (psychologically); mind); compare Modern Khmer ចិត្ត (cət). Cognate with Lao ຈິດ (chit), ᦈᦲᧆ (ṫsiid).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicจิต
t͡ɕ i t
Phonemic
จิด
t͡ɕ i ɗ
[bound form]
จิด-ตะ-
t͡ɕ i ɗ – t a –
RomanizationPaiboonjìtjìt-dtà-
Royal Institutechitchit-ta-
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕit̚˨˩/(R)/t͡ɕit̚˨˩.ta˨˩./
Homophonesจิตต์
จิตร

Noun

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จิต (jìt)

  1. mind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality.

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