พร

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Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer bara° (blessing, benediction; best, excellent; royal; noble; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit वर (vara, best, excellent; royal; valuable; boon; etc). Cognate with Old Khmer vara, var; Modern Khmer ពរ (pɔɔ), វរ (vɔɔ). Doublet of พระ (prá) and วร (wɔɔn).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพร
b r
Phonemic
พอน
b ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonpɔɔn
Royal Institutephon
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɔːn˧/(R)
Homophonesพอน

Noun

พร (pɔɔn)

  1. (if intended for a god, high priest, or royal person: พระ~) good wish; blessing; benediction.
  2. (figurative) boon, gift, godsend; bliss.

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