อัศจรรย์

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya, “astonishment; miracle; surprise”); probably via Angkorian Old Khmer ʼaścāryya (“marvel, wonder; marvellous, wondrous”). Cognate with Old Khmer iscāryya, isacāryya, isacaryya; Modern Khmer អស្ចារ្យ (ʾɑɑhcaayɔɔ); Lao ອັດສະຈັນ (’at sa chan). Compare Pali acchariya, from which Thai อัจฉริยะ was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อัศจรรย์ ɒ ạ ɕ t͡ɕ r r y ʻ
Phonemic		อัด-สะ-จัน ɒ ạ ɗ – s a – t͡ɕ ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	àt-sà-jan
	Royal Institute	at-sa-chan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔat̚˨˩.sa˨˩.t͡ɕan˧/
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Noun

อัศจรรย์ • (àt-sà-jan)

marvel; wonder; miracle; astonishment; amazement; surprise.
(literary slang) sexual scene; scene depicting a sexual activity.

Adjective

อัศจรรย์ • (àt-sà-jan) (abstract noun ความอัศจรรย์)

marvellous; wondrous; miraculous; astonishing; amazing; surprising.