Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit वाचा (vācā, speech). Cognate with Lao ວາຈາ (wā chā), ᦞᦱᦈᦱ (vaaṫsaa), Shan ဝႃႇၸႃႇ (wàa tsàa).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวาจา
w ā t͡ɕ ā
Phonemic
วา-จา
w ā – t͡ɕ ā
RomanizationPaiboonwaa-jaa
Royal Institutewa-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/waː˧.t͡ɕaː˧/(R)

Noun edit

วาจา (waa-jaa)

  1. speech.

Derived terms edit