Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

เสนา f

  1. Thai script form of senā (“army”)
  2. Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of senā (“army”)

Declension edit

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Pali senā (army) or Sanskrit सेना (senā, army). Cognate with Old Khmer senā, seṇā° (armed force, army; army commander); Modern Khmer សេនា (seenaa, officer; commanding officer; soldiers; army).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicเสนา
e s n ā
Phonemic
เส-นา
e s – n ā
RomanizationPaiboonsěe-naa
Royal Institutese-na
(standard) IPA(key)/seː˩˩˦.naː˧/(R)

Noun edit

เสนา (sěe-naa) (classifier คน)

  1. (archaic) soldier; military officer; serviceperson.
  2. (archaic) armed force.
  3. Clipping of เสนาบดี (sěe-naa-bɔɔ-dii).

Proper noun edit

เสนา (sěe-naa)

  1. Sena District, a district of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.

Derived terms edit