ศึกษา

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Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, education). Doublet of สิกขา, ซิก (sík), ซิกข์, สิกข์, and สิข (sìk).

Compare with Lao ສຶກສາ (sưk sā), Northern Thai ᩆᩧᨠ᩠ᩇᩣ.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicศึกษา
ɕ ụ k ʂ ā
Phonemic
สึก-สา
s ụ k – s ā
RomanizationPaiboonsʉ̀k-sǎa
Royal Institutesuek-sa
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯk̚˨˩.saː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ศึกษา (sʉ̀k-sǎa)

  1. studying; learning; education.

Verb

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ศึกษา (sʉ̀k-sǎa) (abstract noun การศึกษา)

  1. to study; to learn; to be educated.

Usage notes

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As affix or compound part, ศึกษา means the studying/learning of something. For isolate noun, usually used as การศึกษา (gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa).

Derived terms

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