มิจฉาชีพ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali micchājīva (another form is micchāʼājīva). Same as มิจฉา (mít-chǎa, “wrong”) +‎ อาชีพ (aa-chîip, “occupation”). Doublet of มิจฉาอาชีวะ.

Pronunciation

Orthographicมิจฉาชีพ
m i t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ ā d͡ʑ ī b
Phonemic
มิด-ฉา-ชีบ
m i ɗ – t͡ɕʰ ā – d͡ʑ ī ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonmít-chǎa-chîip
Royal Institutemit-cha-chip
(standard) IPA(key)/mit̚˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰiːp̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

มิจฉาชีพ • (mít-chǎa-chîip)

  1. (literary, Buddhism) wrong occupation; dishonest occupation; illegal occupation.
  2. (formal) person carrying out such an occupation, as thief, robber, swindler, etc; outlaw, criminal.
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