คทา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गदा (gadā, “mace”); probably via Old Khmer គទា (gadā, “mace”). Compare Modern Khmer គទា (kɔtiə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คทา g d ā
Phonemic		คะ-ทา g a – d ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ká-taa
	Royal Institute	kha-tha
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰa˦˥.tʰaː˧/^(R)

Noun

คทา • (ká-taa) (classifier เล่ม or อัน)

staff or stick used as a weapon or used for any other purpose, such as baton, bludgeon, club, cudgel, mace, sceptre, truncheon, wand, etc.

Synonyms

staff or stick used as weapon

กระบอง (grà-bɔɔng)
ตระบอง (dtrà-bɔɔng)
ตะบอง (dtà-bɔɔng)

Derived terms

คทาธร
คทาวุธ

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