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Pali
Noun
คณิกา f
- Thai script form of gaṇikā
Thai
Etymology
From Pali gaṇikā (“prostitute”, literally “she who belongs to groups; she who is familiar with groups”) or from Sanskrit गणिका (gaṇikā, idem). Cognate with Burmese ဂဏိကာ (ga.ni.ka); Khmer គណិកា (kɔɔnekaa).
Pronunciation
Noun
คณิกา • (ká-ní-gaa) (classifier คน or นาง)
- (elegant, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) prostitute.
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