เทวดา
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Pali devatā (“god; deity”), from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “idem”); probably via Old Khmer devatā, devtā (“idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa), Lao ເທວະດາ (thē wa dā).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | เทวดา e d w ɗ ā | |
| Phonemic | เท-วะ-ดา e d – w a – ɗ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tee-wá-daa |
| Royal Institute | the-wa-da | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰeː˧.wa˦˥.daː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
เทวดา • (tee-wá-daa)
- (theology, mythology) (classifier องค์ or พระองค์ or, archaically, ตน) god; deity; divine being; celestial being; immortal being.
- (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) untouchable person; inviolable person.