Sanskrit edit

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, the plant Saraca asoca, literally not sad; without sadness; unsorrowful; sorrowless; without grief). Compare Pali asoka.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicอโศก
ɒ o ɕ k
Phonemic
อะ-โสก
ɒ a – o s k
RomanizationPaiboonà-sòok
Royal Institutea-sok
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.soːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

อโศก (à-sòok)

  1. (botany) any of the various plants of the genus Saraca and the family Leguminosae.

Proper noun edit

อโศก (à-sòok)

  1. (historical) Aśoka: an ancient Indian emperor.

Derived terms edit