สัญญา

From Pali sañña (“motion; perception; sign; etc.”), compare Sanskrit सञ्ज्ञा (sañjñā). Compare Khmer សន្យា (sɑnyaa), Lao ສັນຍາ (san nyā).

สัญญา • (sǎn-yaa)

1. (law) a contract.
   • สัญญานี้ต้องทำเป็นหนังสือ

     sǎn-yaa níi dtɔ̂ng tam bpen nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ

     This contract must be made in writing.

2. an agreement.
   • สัญญาต้องเป็นสัญญา

     sǎn-yaa dtɔ̂ng bpen sǎn-yaa

     Agreements must be kept. / (literally) Agreements must be agreements.

3. a promise.
4. (Buddhism) one of the five aggregates (ขันธ์) that constitute a sentient being: form (รูป), sensation (เวทนา), perception (สัญญา), impulses (สังขาร), and consciousness (วิญญาณ).

สัญญา • (sǎn-yaa) (abstract noun การสัญญา)

1. (law) to conclude or engage in a contract.
2. to conclude, engage in, or express an agreement.
3. to promise.