ปรีชา

Thai

Alternative forms

• ปรีชญา

Etymology

From Sanskrit परिज्ञा (parijñā, “thorough knowledge; full understanding”); possibly via Khmer ប្រីជា (prəyciə). Compare Pali pariññā, from which Thai ปริญญา (bpà-rin-yaa) is derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปรีชา p r ī d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		ปฺรี-ชา p ̥ r ī – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	bprii-chaa
	Royal Institute	pri-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/priː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

ปรีชา • (bprii-chaa)

1. (elegant) thorough knowledge; full understanding; complete awareness; omniscience; cleverness; sagacity.