อาณาจักร

Thai

Etymology

From อาณา (aa-naa, authority) +‎ จักร (jàk, wheel; discus; sphere); literally, "sphere of authority". Ultimately from Sanskrit आज्ञाचक्र (ājñācakra). Compare Pali āṇācakka, Khmer អាណាចក្រ (ʼaanaacak), Lao ອານາຈັກ (ʼā nā chak), Northern Thai ᩋᩣᨱᩣᨧᩢᨠ᩠ᨠ᩺.

In taxonomy, semantic loan from English kingdom.

Pronunciation

Orthographicอาณาจักร
ɒ ā ɳ ā t͡ɕ ạ k r
Phonemic
อา-นา-จัก
ɒ ā – n ā – t͡ɕ ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonaa-naa-jàk
Royal Institutea-na-chak
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaː˧.naː˧.t͡ɕak̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

อาณาจักร • (aa-naa-jàk)

  1. kingdom: royal domain.
  2. (taxonomy) kingdom.
  3. (figurative) place full of something; abode of something.
    เครื่องครัว
    aa-naa-jàk krʉ̂ʉang-kruua
    (literally) kingdom of kitchenware

Derived terms

See also