วิเชียร

Thai

Alternative forms

พิเชียร

Etymology

From corruption of Pali vajira (“diamond; thunderbolt”); ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra); perhaps via or influenced by Old Khmer vajra (“diamond; thunderbolt; vajra, Indra's weapon”). Cognate with Modern Khmer វជិរៈ (vɔɔcirĕəʼ). And cognate with Thai พัชระ, พิเชียร, เพชร (pét), วชิระ, วัชระ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วิเชียร w i e d͡ʑ ī y r
Phonemic		วิ-เชียน w i – e d͡ʑ ī y n
Romanization	Paiboon	wí-chiian
	Royal Institute	wi-chian
(standard) IPA^(key)		/wi˦˥.t͡ɕʰia̯n˧/^(R)

Noun

วิเชียร • (wí-chiian)

(elegant) diamond.
(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.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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