ETYMOLOGICAL NOTES

COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE LIST

 

 

A concise comparative study of Thai with other Oriental languages

Etymology of Thai words in relation to their regional synonyms

 

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English

           
phasa bhasha pee-a-saa phasa wén language
ภาษา भाषा ភាសា ພາສາ  
           
phaet bhatta bait phaet doctor
แพทย์ भट्ट ពេទ្យ ແພດ  
           
rot ratha laan rot/lot chē car
รถ रथ ឡាន ຣົດ/ລົດ  
           
Krungthep Baungkok Bangkok Bangkok Mangu Bangkok
กรุงเทพฯ बैंकॉक បាងកក ບາງກອກ 曼谷  
           
kru guru kru kru/ku shī teacher
ครู गुरु គ្រូ ຄຣູ/ຄູ  
           
thorasap durasabda dtoorasap thorasap diànhuà telephone
โทรศัพท์ दूरशब्द ទូរស័ព្ទ ໂທຣະສັບ 电话  
           
wat avasatha woa-ut wat miào temple
วัด अवसथ វត្ត ວັດ  
           
ma ashwa seh ma horse
ม้า अश्व សេះ ມ້າ  
           
cha caya dtai sa chá tea
ชา चाय តែ ຊາ  
           
bpaet ashtha pram bei bpèet eight (8)
แปด () अष्ट ()  ប្រាំបី () ແປດ ()  ㄅㄚ ()  
           
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 ກະສັ  
           

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