Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali chadvāra. Same as (chɔ̌ɔ) +‎ ทวาร (tá-waan).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicฉทวาร
t͡ɕʰ d w ā r
Phonemic
ฉะ-ทะ-วาน
t͡ɕʰ a – d a – w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonchà-tá-waan
Royal Institutecha-tha-wan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.tʰa˦˥.waːn˧/(R)

Noun edit

ฉทวาร (chà-tá-waan)

  1. (Buddhism) the six openings, that are eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin (or body), and mind.