เจตนา

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

เจตน์

Etymology

From Pali cetanā (“consciousness; mentation; thought”) or Sanskrit चेतना (cetanā, idem). Cognate with Khmer ចេតនា (ceetnaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เจตนา e t͡ɕ t n ā
Phonemic		เจด-ตะ-นา e t͡ɕ ɗ – t a – n ā
Romanization	Paiboon	jèet-dtà-naa
	Royal Institute	chet-ta-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕeːt̚˨˩.ta˨˩.naː˧/

Noun

เจตนา • (jèet-dtà-naa)

intent, will; goal, object, purpose.

Adverb

เจตนา • (jèet-dtà-naa) (abstract noun ความเจตนา)

deliberately; intentionally; wilfully; on purpose.

Derived terms

Derived terms

เจตนารมณ์ (jèet-dtà-naa-rom)

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