Thai

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Etymology

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ลูก (lûuk, child; offspring) +‎ หลวง (lǔuang, royal).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicลูกหลวง
l ū k h l w ŋ
Phonemic
ลูก-หฺลวง
l ū k – h ̥ l w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-lǔuang
Royal Instituteluk-luang
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.lua̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ลูกหลวง (lûuk-lǔuang)

  1. (archaic) child of a monarch.
  2. (archaic) vassal state ruled by a child of a monarch; principality.
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