หลวงพ่อ
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From หลวง (lǔuang, “great; grand”) + พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ, “father”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | หลวงพ่อ h l w ŋ b ˋ ɒ | |
| Phonemic | หฺลวง-พ่อ h ̥ l w ŋ – b ˋ ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ |
| Royal Institute | luang-pho | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /lua̯ŋ˩˩˦.pʰɔː˥˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
หลวงพ่อ • (lǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ)
- (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.
- (Buddhism) a title used to address senior monks
See also edit
- หลวงปู่ (lǔuang-bpùu)