ท้าวพระยา

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Thai

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Etymology

From ท้าว (táao, chief, lord, master; monarch; royal person; etc) +‎ พระยา (prá-yaa, idem). Compare Mon ဒဴဗညာ (nobleman); Lao ທ້າວພະຍາ (thāo pha nyā, king; monarch; high personage).

Pronunciation

Orthographicท้าวพระยา
d ˆ ā w b r a y ā
Phonemic
ท้าว-พฺระ-ยา
d ˆ ā w – b ̥ r a – y ā
RomanizationPaiboontáao-prá-yaa
Royal Institutethao-phra-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaːw˦˥.pʰra˦˥.jaː˧/(R)

Noun

ท้าวพระยา (táao-prá-yaa)

  1. (archaic, poetic) monarch.