กินนร
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pali kinnara (“mythological being with the body of a human and the head of a horse or bird”); ultimately from Sanskrit किंनर (kiṃnara, idem); probably via Old Khmer កីនរ (kīnara, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer កិន្នរ (kənnɔɔ).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | กินนร k i n n r | |
| Phonemic | กิน-นอน k i n – n ɒ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gin-nɔɔn |
| Royal Institute | kin-non | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kin˧.nɔːn˧/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
กินนร • (gin-nɔɔn)
Usage notes[edit]
- The Thai version is depicted to have the upper part of the body as a human and the lower part of the body as a bird, or to have the whole body as a human and wear a pair of magical wings which enables flying.