กินนร

Thai

Alternative forms

• กินรา, กินรี (gin-ná-rii)

Etymology

From Pali kinnara (“mythological being with the body of a human and the head of a horse or bird”); ultimately from Sanskrit किंनर (kiṃnara, idem); probably via Old Khmer កីនរ (kīnara, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer កិន្នរ (kənnɔɔ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กินนร k i n n r
Phonemic		กิน-นอน k i n – n ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gin-nɔɔn
	Royal Institute	kin-non
(standard) IPA(key)		/kin˧.nɔːn˧/(R)

Noun

กินนร • (gin-nɔɔn)

1. (mythology) kinnara.

Usage notes

The Thai version

• The Thai version is depicted to have the upper part of the body as a human and the lower part of the body as a bird, or to have the whole body as a human and wear a pair of magical wings which enables flying.

Synonyms

• กิงบุรุษ

 

Derived terms

• กินนรเก็บบัว
• กินนรฟ้อนโอ่
• กินนรรำ
• กินนรเลียบถ้ำ