เจ้าพ่อ

Thai

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Etymology

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From เจ้า (jâao, lord) +‎ พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ, father), literally lord father

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเจ้าพ่อ
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā b ˋ ɒ
Phonemic
เจ้า-พ่อ
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā – b ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonjâo-pɔ̂ɔ
Royal Institutechao-pho
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaw˥˩.pʰɔː˥˩/(R)

Noun

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เจ้าพ่อ

  1. (royal, archaic) father (of a royal person); also used as a term of address to a royal person's father.
  2. (royal, archaic) a term of endearment used to address a young man of royal descent.
  3. male tutelary deity; also used as a term of address to or title for such deity.
  4. (slang) man of great influence, power, or wealth; also gender-neutrally applied to a body of persons.
  5. (slang) male leader of a criminal body, such as a mafia.

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