เทวดา

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

เทพดา (têep-pá-daa)

เทพยดา (têep-pá-yá-daa)

เทพยุดา

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god; deity”) or Pali devatā (“god; deity”); probably via Old Khmer devatā, devtā (“god; deity”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេវតា (teiwtaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เทวดา e d w ɗ ā
Phonemic		เท-วะ-ดา e d – w a – ɗ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	tee-wá-daa
	Royal Institute	the-wa-da
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tʰeː˧.wa˦˥.daː˧/

Noun

เทวดา • (tee-wá-daa) (classifier ตน or องค์)

(theology) god; deity.

Usage notes

The classifier ตน is archaic.

Related terms

Related terms

เทพ (têep)

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