วิทยาลัย
Thai
Etymology
From วิทยา (wít-tá-yaa, “knowledge; science”) + อาลัย (aa-lai, “abode, house, residence; place; source”); ultimately from Sanskrit विद्यालय (vidyālaya, “academy; school”), from विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge; science”) + आलय (ālaya, “house; place”). Cognate with Khmer វិទ្យាល័យ (vityiəlay); Lao ວິທະຍາໄລ (wi tha nyā lai).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | วิทยาลัย w i d y ā l ạ y | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | วิด-ทะ-ยา-ไล w i ɗ – d a – y ā – ai l | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wít-tá-yaa-lai |
| Royal Institute | wit-tha-ya-lai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wit̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧.laj˧/(R) | |
Noun
วิทยาลัย • (wít-tá-yaa-lai)
Synonyms
- (dated) วิชชาลัย
Derived terms
- มหาวิทยาลัย (má-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai)
Further reading
- “วิทยาลัย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.