วิสา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• visā (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• विसा (Devanagari script)
• ৰিসা (Bengali script)
• විසා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိသာ or ဝိသႃ (Burmese script)
• ᩅᩥᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິສາ (Lao script)
• វិសា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

วิสา

1. Thai script form of visā, which is ablative singular of วิส (visa, “poison”)
2. Thai script form of visā, which is ablative singular of วิสะ (visa, “poison”)

Thai

Etymology

From Pali visa (“poison”). Compare Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). Calque of English virus.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วิสา w i s ā
Phonemic		วิ-สา w i – s ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wí-sǎa
	Royal Institute	wi-sa
(standard) IPA(key)		/wi˦˥.saː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

วิสา • (wí-sǎa)

1. (obsolete) virus