Borrowed from Pali chanda (“intention; desire; will”); ultimately from Sanskrit छन्द (chanda, “delight; liking; pleasure”). Cognate with Old Khmer chanda, Modern Khmer ឆន្ទ (chɑntɔɔ), Lao ສັນທະ (san tha).
Orthographic | ฉันทะ t͡ɕʰ ạ n d a | |
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Phonemic | ฉัน-ทะ t͡ɕʰ ạ n – d a | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chǎn-tá |
Royal Institute | chan-tha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦.tʰaʔ˦˥/(R) |
ฉันทะ