ปโรหิต

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer parohita (“chaplain”), from Pali purohita (idem), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “family priest”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បរោហិត (bɑɑroohət), Lao ປະໂລຫິດ (pa lō hit).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปโรหิต p o r h i t
Phonemic		ปะ-โร-หิด p a – o r – h i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-roo-hìt
	Royal Institute	pa-ro-hit
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.roː˧.hit̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปโรหิต • (bpà-roo-hìt)

1. Archaic form of ปุโรหิต (bpù-roo-hìt).