อัญชัน
Thai
![](Images/wiktionary/Butterfly_Pea_Double_Flower_(_Clitoria_Ternatea_).JPG.webp)
butterfly pea
Etymology
From Old Khmer ʼañjan (“the vine Clitoria ternatea (Leguminosae)”). Compare Modern Khmer អញ្ជ័ន (ʾañcŏən).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | อัญชัน ɒ ạ ɲ d͡ʑ ạ n | |
Phonemic | อัน-ชัน ɒ ạ n – d͡ʑ ạ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | an-chan |
Royal Institute | an-chan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔan˧.t͡ɕʰan˧/ |
Noun
อัญชัน • (an-chan)
- (botany) butterfly pea, the vine Clitoria ternatea L. of the family Leguminosae.
- (botany) flower of such vine.
- the deep blue colour like the flower of this vine.