ลูกช้าง

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ลูก (lûuk, child; offspring) +‎ ช้าง (cháang, elephant); literally "elephant's offspring (calf)".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicลูกช้าง
l ū k d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ลูก-ช้าง
l ū k – d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-cháang
Royal Instituteluk-chang
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Pronoun edit

ลูกช้าง (lûuk-cháang)

  1. a first person pronoun employed when addressing a spirit or supernatural being out of humility, respect, or fear.