รถยนต์

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Thai

รถยนต์

Alternative forms

Etymology

From รถ (rót, wheeled vehicle) +‎ ยนต์ (yon, motor); calque of English motorcar;[1] first attested in 1909.[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographicรถยนต์
r tʰ y n t ʻ
Phonemic
รด-ยน
r ɗ – y n
RomanizationPaiboonrót-yon
Royal Instituterot-yon
(standard) IPA(key)/rot̚˦˥.jon˧/(R)

Noun

รถยนต์ (rót-yon) (classifier คัน)

  1. motorcar; automobile.

Descendants

  • Khmer: រថយន្ត (rŭət yŭən)
  • Lao: ລົດຍົນ (lot nyon)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 แจ้งความกรมราชเลขานุการ ลงวันที่ ๑๘ กรกฎาคม ร.ศ. ๑๒๘”, in ราชกิจจานุเบกษา (in Thai), volume 26, number 0D, 1909 July 18, page 786