ชาดก

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit जातक (jātaka) or Pali jātaka. Compare Lao ຊາດົກ (sā dok), Lü ᦋᦱᦷᦡᧅ (tsaaḋok).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชาดก d͡ʑ ā ɗ k
Phonemic		ชา-ดก d͡ʑ ā – ɗ k
Romanization	Paiboon	chaa-dòk
	Royal Institute	cha-dok
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰaː˧.dok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ชาดก • (chaa-dòk)

1. fable
2. (Buddhism) jataka