อนุชา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali anujā (“younger sister”, literally “one born subsequently”), from Sanskrit अनुजा (anujā, “idem”); possibly via Old Khmer ʼanuja (“younger brother”).

Compare Pali anuja (“younger brother”), from which Thai อนุช (“younger sister”) is derived.

Cognate with Modern Khmer អនុជា (ʼɑɑnuciə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อนุชา ɒ n u d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		อะ-นุ-ชา ɒ a – n u – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	à-nú-chaa
	Royal Institute	a-nu-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔa˨˩.nu˦˥.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

อนุชา • (à-nú-chaa)

1. (elegant, poetic) man born subsequently; man of a later generation; younger man; younger brother.
2. (royal) (พระ~, พระราช~) younger brother.

Antonyms

• เชษฐา (chêet-tǎa)