พนักงาน

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms
  • †พนักงาร

Etymology

From Old Khmer bnāk (“bearer, stand, support; agent, official, servant; etc”) + ṅār (“labour; service; work”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ភ្នាក់ងារ (phnĕək ngiə).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพนักงาน
b n ạ k ŋ ā n
Phonemic
พะ-นัก-งาน
b a – n ạ k – ŋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonpá-nák-ngaan
Royal Institutepha-nak-ngan
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˦˥.nak̚˦˥.ŋaːn˧/(R)

Noun

พนักงาน • (pá-nák-ngaan)

  1. (archaic) duty; function.
  2. one responsible for a duty or function, as agent, functionary, officer, official, staff member, etc. Abbreviation: พนง. (pɔɔ-nɔɔ-ngɔɔ)

Derived terms

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