จุฬา

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จุฬา t͡ɕ u ɭ ā
Phonemic		จุ-ลา t͡ɕ u – l ā
Romanization	Paiboon	jù-laa
Romanization	Royal Institute	chu-la
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕu˨˩.laː˧/^(R)

Etymology 1

From Pali cūḷā (“crest”). Compare Sanskrit चूडा (cūḍā), from which Thai จุฑา is derived.

Noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa)

(elegant) topknot.
(elegant, figurative) crown (of the head or as a headdress).

Derived terms

จุฬาภรณ์
จุฬามณี
จุฬาลงกรณ์
จุฬาลักษณ์

Etymology 2

Clipping of จุฬาลงกรณ, after King Chulalongkorn, from จุฬา (jù-laa, “topknot”) +‎ อลงกรณ (“ornament”).

Proper noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa)

(colloquial) Chulalongkorn University (a university in Bangkok, Thailand)

Etymology 3

Noun

จุฬา • (jù-laa) (classifier ตัว)

a traditional kite shaped like a star.
Synonym: กุลา