รถยนต์
Thai
Alternative forms
- †รถยนตร์
Etymology
From รถ (rót, “wheeled vehicle”) + ยนต์ (yon, “motor”); calque of English motorcar;[1] first attested in 1909.[1]
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | รถยนต์ r tʰ y n t ʻ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | รด-ยน r ɗ – y n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | rót-yon |
| Royal Institute | rot-yon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /rot̚˦˥.jon˧/(R) | |
Noun
รถยนต์ • (rót-yon) (classifier คัน)
Derived terms
- แตรรถยนต์
Descendants
- → Khmer: រថយន្ត (rŭət yŭən)
- → Lao: ລົດຍົນ (lot nyon)
References
Further reading
- “รถยนต์” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.