ธรรมนูญ

Thai

Alternative forms

• ทำนูน — archaic, obsolete or dated

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “law, regulation, rule; precept; justice; morality; etc”) + Pali anuñña (“consent; permission; sanction”). Cognate with Khmer ធម្មនួញ (thɔɔmmɔɔnuəñ), ធម្មនុញ្ញ (thŏəmmĕəʼnuñ); Lao ທຳມະນູນ (tham ma nūn).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ธรรมนูญ dʰ r r m n ū ɲ
Phonemic		ทำ-มะ-นูน d å – m a – n ū n	[archaic] ทำ-นูน d å – n ū n
Romanization	Paiboon	tam-má-nuun	tam-nuun
	Royal Institute	tham-ma-nun	tham-nun
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰam˧.ma˦˥.nuːn˧/(R)	/tʰam˧.nuːn˧/(R)

Usage notes

• Formerly pronounced ทำ-นูน (tam-nuun), based on the archaic form ทำนูน.

Noun

ธรรมนูญ • (tam-má-nuun)

1. (law) (พระ~) law defining the formal organisation of a corporate body: charter, constitution, etc.

   ธรรมนูญกรุงโรมว่าด้วยศาลอาญาระหว่างประเทศ

   tam-má-nuun grung room wâa-dûai sǎan-aa-yaa-rá-wàang-bprà-têet

   Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

   ธรรมนูญศาลยุติธรรมระหว่างประเทศ

   tam-má-nuun sǎan-yút-dtì-tam-rá-wàang-bprà-têet

   Statute of the International Court of Justice

2. (law) (พระ~) judge advocate.

Derived terms

• รัฐธรรมนูญ (rát-tà-tam-má-nuun)