วิมาน

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Thai

1.1: flying castle in Rāmāyaṇa
1.1: flying chariot in Rāmāyaṇa

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Etymology

From Pali vimāna (“divine mansion; palace”) or Sanskrit विमान (vimāna, “flying chariot; airplane, aircraft”); probably via Old Khmer vimāna (“celestial palace, abode in heaven; palace; temple”). Cognate with Lao ວິມານ (wi mān), Modern Khmer វិមាន (vimiən).

Pronunciation

Orthographicวิมาน
w i m ā n
Phonemic
วิ-มาน
w i – m ā n
RomanizationPaiboonwí-maan
Royal Institutewi-man
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.maːn˧/(R)

Noun

วิมาน • (wí-maan)

  1. vimāna:
    1. (mythology) flying boat; flying castle; flying chariot.
    2. (mythology) abode or residence of a god, especially that in heaven or on a cloud.
  2. royal residence; palace.
  3. (slang) elegant or luxurious building, as castle, mansion, etc.
  4. (slang and vulgar) used as an intensifier.
    ทำหาวิมานอะไร
    tam hǎa wí-maan à-rai
    Why the hell did you do that?

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