เทศนา

Thai

Alternative forms

เทศน์ (têet)

Etymology

From Sanskrit देशना (deśanā, “instruction; direction”); perhaps via Old Khmer desnā or Angkorian Old Khmer desanā (“sermon, discourse, lecture; to give a sermon, discourse, or lecture”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេសនា (teihniə), ទេស្នា (teihniə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เทศนา e d ɕ n ā
Phonemic		เทด-สะ-หฺนา e d ɗ – s a – h ̥ n ā	เท-สะ-นา e d – s a – n ā
Romanization	Paiboon	têet-sà-nǎa	tee-sà-naa
	Royal Institute	thet-sa-na	the-sa-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.naː˩˩˦/	/tʰeː˧.sa˨˩.naː˧/

Noun

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa)

(religion) preaching; teaching; sermon; discourse; lecture.
(slang) preaching: moral advice, especially one given in an obtrusive or tedious way.
(slang) lecture: long, tedious reprimand.

Verb

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa) (abstract noun การเทศนา)

(religion) to preach; to teach; to deliver a sermon; to give a discourse; to lecture.
(slang) to preach: to give moral advice, especially in an obtrusive or tedious way.
(slang) to lecture: to rebuke or reprimand at some length.

Derived terms

กถามรรคเทศนา
เทศน์แจง
เทศนาโวหาร
ธรรมเทศนา
ปฐมเทศนา
สุตตันตเทศนา