สมัคร
Thai
Alternative forms
- สมัค, สมรรค — obsolete
Etymology
Possibly from Old Khmer smāka (“to want, to wish, to desire; to act at will, to be voluntary, to volunteer; to be harmonious, in accord, in unison, or united”). Compare Sanskrit समग्र (samagra, “complete; full”), Pali samagga (“idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្ម័គ្រ (smak), Lao ສະໝັກ (sa mak).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สมัคร s m ạ g r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สะ-หฺมัก s a – h ̥ m ạ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sà-màk |
| Royal Institute | sa-mak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.mak̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
สมัคร • (sà-màk) (abstract noun การสมัคร)
- (intransitive) to want, to wish, to desire; to act at will, to be voluntary, to volunteer
- (intransitive) to be harmonious, in accord, in unison, or united
- (ambitransitive) to subscribe (to); to sign up (for); to request membership (from); to apply (for)