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Noun edit

วิกาล m

  1. Thai script form of vikāla (“wrong time”)

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Etymology edit

From Pali vikāla (wrong time; improper time, literally different time; other time), from vi (different; other; another) + kāla (time); equivalent to Thai วิ () +‎ กาล (gaan).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวิกาล
w i k ā l
Phonemic
วิ-กาน
w i – k ā n
[bound form]
วิ-กาน-ละ-
w i – k ā n – l a –
RomanizationPaiboonwí-gaanwí-gaan-lá-
Royal Institutewi-kanwi-kan-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.kaːn˧/(R)/wi˦˥.kaːn˧.la˦˥./
Homophonesวิการ

Adjective edit

วิกาล (wí-gaan)

  1. (formal, elegant) late: well into the night; night.
  2. (formal, elegant, chiefly religion, used of time) wrong; improper; unusual.

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