วังหน้า

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Thai

Etymology

From วัง (wang, palace) +‎ หน้า (nâa, front); literally "front palace", from the fact that the official residence occupied by heirs apparent of Ayutthaya was actually located in front of the grand palace, the official residence of the monarch.

Pronunciation

Orthographicวังหน้า
w ạ ŋ h n ˆ ā
Phonemic
วัง-น่า
w ạ ŋ – n ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonwang-nâa
Royal Institutewang-na
(standard) IPA(key)/waŋ˧.naː˥˩/(R)

Noun

วังหน้า (wang-nâa)

  1. (historical) official residence of an heir to the throne.
  2. (historical, sometimes colloquial) heir to the throne.

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