เจริญพร
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From เจริญ (jà-rəən, “to increase; to promote; to cultivate; etc”) + พร (pɔɔn, “blessing”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | เจริญพร e t͡ɕ r i ɲ b r | |
| Phonemic | จะ-เริน-พอน t͡ɕ a – e r i n – b ɒ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | jà-rəən-pɔɔn |
| Royal Institute | cha-roen-phon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕa˨˩.rɤːn˧.pʰɔːn˧/(R) | |
Interjection edit
เจริญพร • (jà-rəən-pɔɔn)
- used by a priest to express a greeting, declare affirmation or assent, or attract attention.
Usage notes edit
- When addressing royalty, priests use the term ถวายพระพร (tà-wǎai-prá-pɔɔn).
- Priests are greeted by the term นมัสการ (ná-mát-sà-gaan).
- Laypersons generally use the term สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii) when addressing each other.
Phrase edit
เจริญพร • (jà-rəən-pɔɔn)
- used by a priest at the end of an expression for politeness.