อโศก

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Sanskrit

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicอโศก
ɒ o ɕ k
Phonemic
อะ-โสก
ɒ a – o s k
RomanizationPaiboonà-sòok
Royal Institutea-sok
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.soːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “sorrowless”), from अ (a, “without”) + शोक (śoka, “sorrow”), equivalent to Thai อ (à) +‎ โศก (sòok). Compare Pali asoka.

Proper noun

อโศก • (à-sòok)

  1. Aśoka, an ancient Indian emperor.

Noun

อโศก • (à-sòok)

  1. (botany) any of the various plants of the genus Saraca and the family Leguminosae.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From clipping of อโศกมนตรี, the title of a Thai nobleman who owned the land which would become the location of the place.[1]

Proper noun

อโศก • (à-sòok)

  1. (colloquial) Asok, an economic zone in Bangkok, Thailand.

References

  1. ^ ราชบัณฑิตยสภา (2014 May 2) “อโศกมนตรี (๒ พฤษภาคม ๒๕๕๗)”, in legacy.orst.go.th‎ (in Thai)
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