Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali vimala (clean; spotless; stainless) or Sanskrit विमल (vimala, clean; spotless; stainless). Cognate with Old Khmer vimala (immaculate; spotless); Modern Khmer វិមល (vĭmlô); Lao ວິມົນ (wi mon).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicวิมล
w i m l
Phonemic
วิ-มน
w i – m n
RomanizationPaiboonwí-mon
Royal Institutewi-mon
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.mon˧/(R)
Homophonesวิมน

Adjective edit

วิมล (wí-mon) (abstract noun ความวิมล)

  1. (elegant) chaste; virgin.
  2. (elegant) clean; clear; dirtless; pure.
  3. (elegant) defectless; flawless; perfect.
  4. (elegant) guiltless; innocent.
    การประหารทารกผู้วิมล
    gaan-bprà-hǎan taa-rók pûu wí-mon
    The massacre of the innocents.
    (literally) The execution of the innocent infants.