อนธการ

Thai

Alternative forms

• อันธการ

Etymology

From Pali andhakāra (“darkness”, literally “one who makes blind; one who causes blindness”), from andha (“blind”) + kāra (“doer; maker”), equivalent to Thai อนธ +‎ การ (gaan). Cognate with Modern Khmer អន្ធការ (ʼɑɑnthɔɔkaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อนธการ ɒ n dʰ k ā r
Phonemic		อน-ทะ-กาน ɒ n – d a – k ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	on-tá-gaan
	Royal Institute	on-tha-kan
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔon˧.tʰa˦˥.kaːn˧/(R)

Noun

อนธการ • (on-tá-gaan)

1. (elegant) dark; dusk; evening; night.
2. (elegant) blackness; darkness; dimness; gloom; lightlessness; obscurity.
3. (elegant) foolishness; idiocy; ignorance; stupidity.