ฉายา

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • (elegant) shadow; shade; shelter; sheltered area.
  • (elegant) image; picture.
  • nickname; byname; cognomen; epithet.
  • (Buddhism) dharma name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali chāyā (shadow) borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (shadow) borrowed from Old Khmer chāyā (mirror, reflection, shade, image, model, shadow, etc, pattern, form, shelter, looking glass).

Origin

Old Khmer

chāyā

Gloss

mirror, reflection, shade, image, model, shadow, etc, pattern, form, shelter, looking glass

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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