ฆราวาส
Thai
Alternative forms
- คะราวาษ (ká-raa-wâat) — obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali gharāvāsa (“householder”). Compare Sanskrit गृहवास (gṛhavāsa).
Cognate with Khmer ឃរាវាស (khɔɔriəviəh), Lao ຄະລາວາດ (kha lā wāt).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ฆราวาส gʰ r ā w ā s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | คะ-รา-วาด g a – r ā – w ā ɗ | [bound form] คะ-รา-วาด-สะ- g a – r ā – w ā ɗ – s a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ká-raa-wâat | ká-raa-wâat-sà- |
| Royal Institute | kha-ra-wat | kha-ra-wat-sa- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˦˥.raː˧.waːt̚˥˩/(R) | /kʰa˦˥.raː˧.waːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩./ | |
Noun
ฆราวาส • (ká-raa-wâat)
Derived terms
- ฆราวาสวิสัย (ká-raa-wâat-sà-wí-sǎi)
Adjective
ฆราวาส • (ká-raa-wâat)
- (neologism) secular (nonreligious)