มหาดเล็ก

Thai edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Compare Khmer មហាតលិក (mɔɔhaatlɨk), មហាឡិក (mɔɔhaalək), មត្លិក (mŭətlɨk), មហាតឡឹក (mɔɔhaatlək), meaning "royal servant".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicมหาดเล็ก
m h ā ɗ e l ˘ k
Phonemic
มะ-หาด-เล็ก
m a – h ā ɗ – e l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hàat-lék
Royal Institutema-hat-lek
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haːt̚˨˩.lek̚˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

มหาดเล็ก (má-hàat-lék)

  1. (ทหาร~) palace officer whose duty is to attend a royal person.