หลวงเจ๊

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From หลวง (lǔuang, an honorific for a monk, literally great; grand; etc) +‎ เจ๊ (jée, elder sister), mocking the ecclesiastical term หลวงพี่ (literally great elder brother).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicหลวงเจ๊
h l w ŋ e t͡ɕ ˊ
Phonemic
หฺลวง-เจ๊
h ̥ l w ŋ – e t͡ɕ ˊ
RomanizationPaiboonlǔuang-jée
Royal Instituteluang-che
(standard) IPA(key)/lua̯ŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕeː˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

หลวงเจ๊ (lǔuang-jée)

  1. (slang, humorous, sometimes derogatory) effeminate monk.