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Thai
Etymology
From Pali purohita (“chaplain”); ultimately from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “domestic priest; family priest”); possibly via Old Khmer or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer purohita, purohitta, pūrohita, pūrohitta (“chaplain”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បុរោហិត (boroohət).
Pronunciation
Noun
ปุโรหิต • (bpù-roo-hìt) (classifier คน)
- (historical) brahmin priest who serves as an advisor at a royal court.
- (biblical) priest.
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