อสนี
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Etymology[edit]
From Pali asani (“thunderbolt”), ultimately from Sanskrit अशनी (aśanī). Compare Old Khmer ʼasuni, ʼaśūni, from which Thai อสุนี is possibly derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer អសនី (ʼaʼsaʼnii).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | อสนี ɒ s n ī | |
| Phonemic | อะ-สะ-นี ɒ a – s a – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | à-sà-nii |
| Royal Institute | a-sa-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.sa˨˩.niː˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
อสนี • (à-sà-nii)
- (elegant) lightning bolt; thunderbolt.
- (elegant, Hindu mythology) vajra, a weapon of the god Indra, symbolising thunderbolt.
- (elegant, mythology) similar weapon, as that of Zeus in the Greek mythology.
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Derived terms[edit]
- อสนีบาต (à-sà-nii-bàat)