สวามี
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmín), probably via Old Khmer svāmī (“lord, master, mistress; proprietor; husband, spouse, wife, consort”). Compare Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer svāmi; Angkorian Old Khmer svāmi, svāmiy; Modern Khmer ស្វាមី (svaaməy). Doublet of สามี (sǎa-mii) and สมี (sà-mǐi).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | สวามี s w ā m ī | |
| Phonemic | สะ-หฺวา-มี s a – h ̥ w ā – m ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sà-wǎa-mii |
| Royal Institute | sa-wa-mi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.waː˩˩˦.miː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
สวามี • (sà-wǎa-mii)
- (royal, พระ~) synonym of สามี (sǎa-mii)