อาถรรพณ์

Thai

Alternative forms

• อาถรรพ์ (aa-tǎn), อาถรรพ, อาถรรพณะ, อาถรรพณ

Etymology

From Sanskrit आथर्वण (ātharvaṇa, literally “of or pertaining to the Atharvans, the authors of the Atharvaveda”). Compare Pali athabbana, āthabbana, athabbaṇa, āthabbaṇa, from which Khmer អថ័ន (ʼɑthan), អថព្ (ʼâthpô), អថ័ព្វន៍ (ʼâthâpvôn៍) were derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อาถรรพณ์ ɒ ā tʰ r r b ɳ ʻ
Phonemic		อา-ถัน ɒ ā – tʰ ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	aa-tǎn
	Royal Institute	a-than
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔaː˧.tʰan˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

อาถรรพณ์ • (aa-tǎn)

1. (Hinduism) anyone or anything derived from or concerning the occult scripture Atharvaveda.
2. occult rite for bringing about prosperity or success, preventing danger, eliminating evils, or causing harm to others.
3. occult; occult power; occult object.