Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Orthographicปรีชา
p r ī d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic
ปฺรี-ชา
p ̥ r ī – d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonbprii-chaa
Royal Institutepri-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/priː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun edit

ปรีชา (bprii-chaa)

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