เสนา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali senā (“army”) or Sanskrit सेना (senā, “army”). Cognate with Old Khmer senā, seṇā° (“armed force, army; army commander”); Modern Khmer សេនា (seeniə, “officer; commanding officer; soldiers; army”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเสนา
e s n ā
Phonemicเส-นา
e s – n ā
RomanizationPaiboonsěe-naa
Royal Institutese-na
(standard) IPA(key)/seː˩˩˦.naː˧/

Noun

เสนา • (sěe-naa) (classifier คน)

  1. (archaic) soldier; military officer; serviceperson.
  2. (archaic) armed force.
  3. (archaic, colloquial) Clipping of เสนาบดี (sěe-naa-bɔɔ-dii).

Proper noun

เสนา • (sěe-naa)

  1. Sena District, a district of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.

Derived terms

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