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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Pali anāmaya, from Sanskrit अनामय (anāmaya). Cognate with Khmer អនាម័យ (ʼaʼnaamay), Lao ອະນາໄມ (ʼa nā mai).
Noun
อนามัย • (à-naa-mai)
- health; sanitation; hygiene.
Adjective
อนามัย • (à-naa-mai) (abstract noun ความอนามัย)
- healthy; sanitary; hygienic.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From clipping of สถานีอนามัย, from สถานี (sà-tǎa-nii, “station”) + อนามัย (à-naa-mai, “health”).
Noun
อนามัย • (à-naa-mai) (classifier แห่ง)
- (colloquial) local infirmary; district health centre.