A concise comparative study of Thai with other Oriental languages

Etymology of Thai words in relation to their regional synonyms

Thai	Sanskrit	Khmer	Lao	Mandarin	English
phasa	bhasha	pee-a-saa	phasa	wén	language
ภาษา	भाषा	ភាសា	ພາສາ	文
phaet	bhatta	bait	phaet	yī	doctor
แพทย์	भट्ट	ពេទ្យ	ແພດ	医
rot	ratha	laan	rot/lot	chē	car
รถ	रथ	ឡាន	ຣົດ/ລົດ	车
Krungthep	Baungkok	Bangkok	Bangkok	Mangu	Bangkok
กรุงเทพฯ	बैंकॉक	បាងកក	ບາງກອກ	曼谷
kru	guru	kru	kru/ku	shī	teacher
ครู	गुरु	គ្រូ	ຄຣູ/ຄູ	师
thorasap	durasabda	dtoorasap	thorasap	diànhuà	telephone
โทรศัพท์	दूरशब्द	ទូរស័ព្ទ	ໂທຣະສັບ	电话
wat	avasatha	woa-ut	wat	miào	temple
วัด	अवसथ	វត្ត	ວັດ	庙
ma	ashwa	seh	ma	mǎ	horse
ม้า	अश्व	សេះ	ມ້າ	马
cha	caya	dtai	sa	chá	tea
ชา	चाय	តែ	ຊາ	茶
bpaet	ashtha	pram bei	bpèet	bā	eight (8)
แปด (๘)	अष्ट (८)	ប្រាំបី (๘)	ແປດ (໘)	ㄅㄚ (八)
thanakaan	dhanagara	thoneakear	thanakaan	yínháng	bank
ธนาคาร	धनगार	ធនាគារ	ທະນາຄານ	银行
satrih	strih	sadarih/sarih	satrih	nŭshì	lady
สตรี	स्त्री	ស្ដ្រី/ស្រី	ສັຕຣີ	女士
kasat	kshatriya	s'daich	kasat	wáng	king
กษัตริย์	क्षत्रिय	ស្តេច	ກະສັດ	王

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