เทวดา

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Thai

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Etymology

From Pali devatā (god; deity), from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, idem); probably via Old Khmer devatā, devtā (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេវតា (teivĕəʼtaa), Lao ເທວະດາ (thē wa dā).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเทวดา
e d w ɗ ā
Phonemic
เท-วะ-ดา
e d – w a – ɗ ā
RomanizationPaiboontee-wá-daa
Royal Institutethe-wa-da
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeː˧.wa˦˥.daː˧/(R)

Noun

เทวดา (tee-wá-daa)

  1. (theology, mythology) (classifier องค์ or พระองค์ or, archaically, ตน) god; deity; divine being; celestial being; immortal being.
  2. (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) untouchable person; inviolable person.

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