แพศยา

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Thai

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Etymology

From Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā, prostitute). Compare Lao ເພດສຍາ (phēt sa nyā), ແພດສຍາ (phǣt sa nyā), ແພດສະຫຍາ (phǣt sa nyā).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแพศยา
æ b ɕ y ā
Phonemic
แพด-สะ-หฺยา
æ b ɗ – s a – h ̥ y ā
RomanizationPaiboonpɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa
Royal Institutephaet-sa-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɛːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.jaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)

  1. (elegant, derogatory, offensive, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) prostitute.
  2. (elegant, derogatory, offensive, chiefly literary or poetic) (นาง~, หญิง~) low woman; immoral woman; promiscuous woman; shameless woman.

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