Thai

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Etymology

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From (ɔɔ, lacking; without) +‎ นาถา (protector; master; lord; husband; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอนาถา
ɒ n ā tʰ ā
Phonemic
อะ-นา-ถา
ɒ a – n ā – tʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonà-naa-tǎa
Royal Institutea-na-tha
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.naː˧.tʰaː˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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อนาถา (à-naa-tǎa) (abstract noun ความอนาถา)

  1. (elegant) having no one to depend on, supportless, aidless, helpless; parentless, orphan; destitute, indigent, poverty-stricken, impoverished, needy.

Noun

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อนาถา (à-naa-tǎa)

  1. (procedural law) (คน~) pauper.
  2. (procedural law) (คดี~) pauper's lawsuit; pauper-instituted case; legal case or proceedings carried out in forma pauperis.

Adverb

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อนาถา (à-naa-tǎa) (abstract noun ความอนาถา)

  1. (procedural law) in forma pauperis.

See also

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