อัศจรรย์

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya, “astonishment; miracle; surprise”).

Cognate with Pali acchariya, whence Thai อัจฉริยะ (àt-chà-rí-yá).

Also cognate with Angkorian Old Khmer ʼaścāryya, iscāryya, isacāryya, isacaryya; Modern Khmer អស្ចារ្យ (ʼɑhcaa); Lao ອັດສະຈັນ (ʼat sa chan).

Pronunciation

Orthographicอัศจรรย์
ɒ ạ ɕ t͡ɕ r r y ʻ
Phonemic
อัด-สะ-จัน
ɒ ạ ɗ – s a – t͡ɕ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonàt-sà-jan
Royal Instituteat-sa-chan
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔat̚˨˩.sa˨˩.t͡ɕan˧/(R)
Audio

Noun

อัศจรรย์ • (àt-sà-jan)

  1. marvel; wonder; miracle; astonishment; amazement; surprise
  2. (literary studies, euphemistic) (บท~, ฉาก~) sexual scene; scene depicting a sexual activity

Adjective

อัศจรรย์ • (àt-sà-jan) (abstract noun ความอัศจรรย์)

  1. marvellous; wondrous; miraculous; astonishing; amazing; surprising

Verb

อัศจรรย์ • (àt-sà-jan)

  1. (transitive, chiefly found in combination) to cause to experience marvel, wonder, or miracle; to astonish; to amaze; to surprise

Derived terms

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