แดนสนธยา

Thai

Etymology

From แดน (dɛɛn, “land”) +‎ สนธยา (sǒn-tá-yaa, “twilight”); literally "twilight land"; possibly calque of English twilight zone.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แดนสนธยา æ ɗ n s n dʰ y ā
Phonemic		แดน-สน-ทะ-ยา æ ɗ n – s n – d a – y ā
Romanization	Paiboon	dɛɛn-sǒn-tá-yaa
Romanization	Royal Institute	daen-son-tha-ya
(standard) IPA^(key)		/dɛːn˧.son˩˩˦.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧/^(R)

Noun

แดนสนธยา • (dɛɛn-sǒn-tá-yaa)

(figurative) area just beyond ordinary legal and ethical limits; area of ambiguity between two states or conditions, as between good and evil; area beset by mysteries.