พระ

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an honorific or term of address.
  • representation, as image, statue, sculpture, etc, of such person.
  • used as an honorific for or term of address to anyone or anything relating to a god, deity, priest, or royal person, or to a representation of such person.
  • (historical) the Thai noble rank above หลวง (หลวง) and below พระยา (พระยา); holder of this rank.
  • male protagonist, as in a literary work, drama, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer bra borrowed from braḥ derived from Sanskrit वर (best, valuable, etc, excellent, holy, precious, choice, top, foremost, room, covering, enclosing, royal, space, circumference, boon).

Origin

Sanskrit

वर

Gloss

best, valuable, etc, excellent, holy, precious, choice, top, foremost, room, covering, enclosing, royal, space, circumference, boon

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

室, 房

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