คุณพระ

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicคุณพระ
g u ɳ b r a
Phonemic
คุน-พฺระ
g u n – b ̥ r a
RomanizationPaiboonkun-prá
Royal Institutekhun-phra
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰun˧.pʰraʔ˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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From คุณ (kun, an honorific for a nobleman, literally favour, kindness; merit, virtue) +‎ พระ (prá, a noble rank).

Noun

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คุณพระ (kun-prá)

  1. (colloquial, historical) a term of address to a nobleman holding the noble rank of พระ (prá).
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Etymology 2

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From คุณ (kun, an honorific for a god, priest, etc, literally favour, kindness; merit, virtue) +‎ พระ (prá, god; priest; etc).

Alternative forms

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Interjection

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คุณพระ (kun-prá)

  1. (somewhat dated, now often humorous) an exclamation of alarm, disbelief, shock, surprise, or pleasure.
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Anagrams

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