เลขา

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

เลขา f

  1. Thai script form of lekhā (line, writing)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Noun

เลขา • (lekhā) stemf

  1. Thai script form of लेखा (line, writing)

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखा (lekhā, line, streak; stroke, furrow, row, stripe; writing, drawing lines, delineation, painting; etc.) or Pali lekhā. Cognate with Lao ເລຂາ (lē khā), Khmer លេខា (leikhaa). Related to เลข (lêek).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเลขา
e l kʰ ā
Phonemic
เล-ขา
e l – kʰ ā
RomanizationPaiboonlee-kǎa
Royal Institutele-kha
(standard) IPA(key)/leː˧.kʰaː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เลขา • (lee-kǎa)

  1. writing; letter; script.
  2. (colloquial) short for เลขานุการ (lee-kǎa-nú-gaan, secretary)