เบญจา

Thai

Etymology

From corruption of มัญจา (“bed”), from Pali mañca (“bed; couch; sofa”), and perhaps influenced by เบญจ (“five”), corrupted form of ปัญจ (“five”), from Pali pañca (“five”). Compare Khmer បញ្ច (bɑñcɑɑ, “decorated stand supporting a box containing the ashes of a deceased person”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเบญจา
e ɓ ɲ t͡ɕ ā
Phonemic
{Short}
เบ็น-จา
e ɓ ˘ n – t͡ɕ ā
RomanizationPaiboonben-jaa
Royal Instituteben-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/ben˧.t͡ɕaː˧/(R)

Noun

เบญจา • (ben-jaa) (classifier ชั้น or แท่น or เถา)

  1. canopied platform.
  2. five-layered platform use to support a sacred object, especially a funeral urn.
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