หลวงพ่อ

Thai

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Etymology

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From หลวง (lǔuang, great; grand) +‎ พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ, father).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหลวงพ่อ
h l w ŋ b ˋ ɒ
Phonemic
หฺลวง-พ่อ
h ̥ l w ŋ – b ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ
Royal Instituteluang-pho
(standard) IPA(key)/lua̯ŋ˩˩˦.pʰɔː˥˩/(R)

Noun

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หลวงพ่อ (lǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ)

  1. (colloquial) a term of address to or title for (1) a male priest of relatively the same age as one's father, (2) an image of the Buddha, or (3) an image of a male deity.
  2. (Buddhism) a title used to address senior monks

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