อมนุษย์
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अमनुष्य (amanuṣya, “demon”, literally “nonhuman”), from अ (a, “not”) + मनुष्य (manuṣya, “human”), equivalent to Thai อ (à) + มนุษย์ (má-nút). Cognate with Lao ອະມະນຸດ (ʼa ma nut).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | อมนุษย์ ɒ m n u ʂ y ʻ | |
| Phonemic | อะ-มะ-นุด ɒ a – m a – n u ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | à-má-nút |
| Royal Institute | a-ma-nut | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.ma˦˥.nut̚˦˥/(R) | |
Noun edit
อมนุษย์ • (à-má-nút)
- (mythology) nonhuman being, as deity, demon, ghost, spirit, etc, especially malevolent one, but usually not including animals.
- (figurative and derogatory) inhuman person.
Antonyms edit
- มนุษย์ (má-nút)