Kanya
กัญญา
From Thai กัญญา (kanya), a word for a young unmarried woman, borrowed from Sanskrit.
Meaning and origin
Kanya is a Thai word for a young woman, taken centuries ago from Sanskrit kanyā, itself the term for an unmarried girl and, in Indian astrology, for the sign the Thais also call Kanya, equivalent to Virgo.
How to pronounce Kanya
| Thai (Thailand) | kan-YAH /kan.jaː/ |
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