หลวง

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • chief; leading; major; principal.
  • great; large.
  • heavy; weighty; ponderous.
  • important; significant.
  • severe; serious; crucial.
  • governmental; state; public.
  • royal; imperial.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ʰluəŋᴬ (big) borrowed from Old Khmer hlūṅa.

Origin

Old Khmer

hlūṅa

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