วลี

From Sanskrit वली (valī, “wrinkle”) or Pali valī (“wrinkle”). Cognate with Lao ວະລີ (wa lī).


บุษบา

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa, “flower”).


บังคับ

From Khmer បង្គាប់ (bɑɑbɑngkŏəp, “to command”).

der

(poetry) requirement or rule for writing a poem, such as that governing tones or rhymes.


อัมพร

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อัมพร • (am-pɔɔn)

From Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara, “sky”) or Pali ambara (“sky”).
Compare Lao ອຳພອນ (ʼam phǭn).


(typography, chiefly in old script) Thai punctuation mark marking the beginning of a new paragraph


ฟองมัน

ฟองมัน • (fɔɔng-man)

(typography, chiefly in old script) Thai punctuation mark ๏, marking the beginning of a new paragraph.


เงือก

เงือก • (ngʉ̂ʉak)

From Proto-Tai *ŋɯəkᴰ (“crocodile”); cognate with Lao ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪀ, Shan ငိူၵ်ႈ (ngōek), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥐ (ngoek), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ṅük), Nong Zhuang ngowg, Zuojiang Zhuang ngweg.
According to Pittayaporn (2009-2010:16) from Middle Chinese 鱷 (MC ngak, “crocodile”), yet Vovin (2021:113) contends that the loan direction is from Tai to Eastern Han Chinese.

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Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ṅük)

(archaic, mythology, literature) nāga; dragon; serpent.

(archaic, mythology, literature) malevolent creature having a snake- or crocodile-like appearance and associated with water.


นาง

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *naːŋᴬ⁴ (“lady”), from Proto-Tai *naːŋᴬ (“lady”), from Old Chinese 娘 (OC *naŋ, “young woman”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ນາງ (nāng), Lü ᦓᦱᧂ (naang), Tai Dam ꪙꪱꪉ, Shan ၼၢင်း (náang), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥒᥰ (läang) or ᥢᥣᥒᥰ (näang), Aiton ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Tày nàng. Cognate via Old Chinese: Old Khmer នាង (nāṅa, nāṅ°), nâ, nõ (“courtesy title for females”), Khmer នាង (niəng), Vietnamese nàng, Burmese နန်း (nan:).

(fiction, literature, etc) heroine; female protagonist; leading lady.


ยก

(printing, bookbinding) folio; signature.


ทัณฑฆาต

From Sanskrit दण्डाघात (daṇḍāghāta, literally “striking with a stick”), from दण्ड (daṇḍa, “stick; bar; rod”) + घात (ghāta, “strike; stroke”); or from Pali daṇḍaghāta (idem), from daṇḍa (idem) + ghāta (idem); equivalent to Thai ทัณฑ + ฆาต (kâat). Cognate with Khmer ទណ្ឌឃាដ (tŏəndĕəʼkhiət).

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ทัณฑ + ฆาต (kâat)

diacritical mark
diacritical mark#English

(typography) the name of the diacritical mark ◌์, chiefly used to kill or silence a letter.


ผีดิบ

th-noun

ผีดิบ • (pǐi-dìp)

/pʰiː˩˩˦.dip̚˨˩/

From ผี (pǐi, “corpse; ghost; etc.”) + ดิบ (dìp, “uncremated”).

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(fiction) preternatural being believed to be a reanimated corpse, such as vampires, zombies, etc.


ดัง

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (“nose”).
In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan ดัง, Lao ດັງ (dang), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), Khün ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), Lü ᦡᧂ (ḋang), Tai Dam ꪒꪰꪉ (đăng), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ) or 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ).
In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang ndaeng, Bouyei ndangl.
Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (“nose”).

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Khün ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴)


สาวดุ้น

th-noun

สาวดุ้น • (sǎao-dûn)

From สาว (sǎao, “girl”) + ดุ้น (dûn, “penis”); literally "dick girl".


ขอบ

th-verb

ขอบ • (kɔ̀ɔp)

(poetry) to repay; to answer; to receive.


ดั้ง

th-noun

ดั้ง • (dâng)

Changed from ดัง (dang), from Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ (“nose”).
In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Isan ดัง, Lao ດັງ (dang), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), Khün ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴), Lü ᦡᧂ (ḋang), Tai Dam ꪒꪰꪉ (đăng), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ) or 𑜃𑜂𑜫 (naṅ), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ).
In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang ndaeng, Bouyei ndangl.
Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (“nose”).

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Khün ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ (daŋ⁴)


กรอง

th-noun

กรอง • (grɔɔng)

From Old Khmer ត្រង (traṅa, “to screen; to strain; to filter”). Cognate with Khmer ត្រង (trɑɑng).


วรรค

th-noun

วรรค • (wák)

From Sanskrit वर्ग (varga, “class; division; group; section; etc”). Cognate with Khmer វគ្គ (vĕək), Lao ວັກ (wak). Doublet of พรรค (pák).

bor

(in writing, printing, computing, etc) space; blank; pause.


พราย

From Old Khmer brāya, from Angkorian Old Khmer vrāy (“(1) a type of spirit, recognised by the light it emits; (2) to glitter, to sparkle; (3) to scatter, to spread; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ព្រាយ (priəy), Lao ພາຍ (phāi), Shan ၽၢႆး (pháai), Phake ၸႝ (phay, “giant, monster”), Aiton ၸႝ (phay, “giant, monster”), Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay, “giant”). Compare Proto-Tai *praːiᴬ.

นาง นาง#Thai

(Thailand folklore) (ผี~; if being a female: นาง~) a type of ghost, generally conceived of as being the ghost of a person, especially a woman, who died violently.

(folklore, mythology, loosely) a type of imaginary creature, conceived of as inhabiting the rivers, mountains, trees, etc, as nymph, elf, naiad, etc.


อุปมา

ùp-bpà-maa (romanization)
อุประมา (alternative)

From Pali upamā (“likeness; simile; parable; example”). Cognate with Khmer ឧបមា (ʼŏbâméa), Lao ອຸປະມາ (ʼu pa mā), Burmese ဥပမာ (u.pa.ma).


ควง

kuuang (romanization)
การควง (abstract-noun)

(printing) to connect, link, enclose, or hold together, as with a curly bracket.


ร่าย

th-noun

ร่าย • (râai)


ดรุษัณฑ์

ดรุษัณฑ์ • (dà-rú-sǎn)

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ดรุ (dà-rú) + ษัณฑ์


อะพอสทรอฟี

th-noun

อะพอสทรอฟี • (à-pɔ́ɔs-trɔɔ-fîi)

/ʔa˨˩.pʰɔːs˦˥.tʰrɔː˧.fiː˥˩/


เวทนา

wee-tá-naa (romanization)
เพทนา (alternative)

From Pali vedanā (“ache; agony; misery; pain; soreness; suffering; etc”) or Sanskrit वेदना (vedanā, idem); possibly via Old Khmer veddanā (“feeling, sensation; ache, agony, misery, pain, soreness, suffering”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វេទនា (veittĕəʼniə).


อุปมานิทัศน์

th-noun

อุปมานิทัศน์ • (ùp-bpà-maa-ní-tát)

From อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa, “to compare”) + นิทัศน์ (“illustration; exemplification”).

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th:อุปมานิทัศน์


ฉันทลักษณ์

th-noun

ฉันทลักษณ์ • (chǎn-tá-lák)

/t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦.tʰa˦˥.lak̚˦˥/

ฉันท (“a kind of Thai verse or poem”) + ลักษณ์ (lák, “characteristic, sign, mark”)


ฟอนต์

th-noun

ฟอนต์ • (fɔ́n)

fɔ́n (romanization)
ฟ้อนต์ (alternative nonstandard)
ฟอนท์ (alternative nonstandard)
ฟ้อนท์ (alternative nonstandard)


ลับแล

th-proper noun

ลับแล • (láp-lɛɛ)

From ลับ (láp, “to hide”) + แล (lɛɛ, “sight”).

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เมือง เมือง#Thai

(folklore) (เมือง~) the name of a town which legend says can only be found by chance.


อักษรตัวใหญ่

th-noun

อักษรตัวใหญ่ • (àk-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-yài)

อักษร (àk-sɔ̌ɔn) + ตัว (dtuua) + ใหญ่ (yài).

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(orthography, typography) capital letter, upper case, majuscule