Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, worship) or Pali pūjā (worship). Compare Lao ບູຊາ (bū sā), ᦢᦴᦋᦱ (ḃuutsaa), Northern Thai ᨷᩪᨩᩣ.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicบูชา
ɓ ū d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic
บู-ชา
ɓ ū – d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonbuu-chaa
Royal Institutebu-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/buː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Verb edit

บูชา (buu-chaa) (abstract noun การบูชา)

  1. worship.
  2. respect.

Derived terms edit