เบญจา

Thai

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Etymology

From corruption of มัญจา (“bed”), from Pali mañca (“bed; couch; sofa”), and perhaps influenced by เบญจ (“five”), corrupted form of ปัญจ (“five”), from Pali pañca (“five”). Compare Khmer បញ្ច (bɑñcɑɑ, “decorated stand supporting a box containing the ashes of a deceased person”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เบญจา e ɓ ɲ t͡ɕ ā
Phonemic {Short}		เบ็น-จา e ɓ ˘ n – t͡ɕ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ben-jaa
	Royal Institute	ben-cha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ben˧.t͡ɕaː˧/

Noun

เบญจา • (ben-jaa) (classifier ชั้น or แท่น or เถา)

canopied platform.
five-layered platform use to support a sacred object, especially a funeral urn.