Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer pañjā, pañja, or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer pañjā ((1) to command, to decree; (2) command, decree; (3) to desire, to want; (4) desire, want; etc, used of a royal person). Cognate with Modern Khmer បញ្ជា (bɑñciə).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบัญชา
ɓ ạ ɲ d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic
บัน-ชา
ɓ ạ n – d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonban-chaa
Royal Instituteban-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/ban˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun edit

บัญชา (ban-chaa)

  1. command; order; instruction.
  2. (of a god, high priest, or royal person) (พระ~, พระราช~)
    1. (archaic) speech; spoken word; verbal expression.
    2. imperative word: command, order, decree, edict, mandate, etc.

Verb edit

บัญชา (ban-chaa) (abstract noun การบัญชา)

  1. to command; to order; to instruct.
  2. (of a god, high priest, or royal person)
    1. (archaic) to speak; to say; to express verbally.
    2. to state imperatively: to command, to order, to decree, to mandate, etc.
  3. to direct; to oversee; to superintend; to administer; to regulate.
  4. (figurative) to dictate: to command unconditionally; to force; to compel.

Derived terms edit