ปราสาท

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Thai

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1: Hall of Chakkri, Grand Palace, Bangkok
1: Hall of Dusit, Grand Palace, Bangkok
2: Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Etymology

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From Sanskrit प्रासाद (prāsāda, palace; terrace); perhaps via Old Khmer *prāsāda, prāsādda, prāsātra, prāsādha, °prāsāddha, braḥ sādha (temple or sanctuary having a high pinnacle). Cognate with Burmese ပြာသာဒ် (prasad), Modern Khmer ប្រាសាទ (praasaat), Lao ຜາສາດ (phā sāt), Northern Thai ᨷᩕᩣᩈᩣ᩠ᨴ (phǎa sàat), ᦕᦱᦉᦱᧆ (ṗhaaṡaad), Mon ပြါသာတ်, Shan ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat). Compare Pali pāsāda (mansion; palace).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปราสาท
p r ā s ā d
Phonemic
ปฺรา-สาด
p ̥ r ā – s ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbpraa-sàat
Royal Institutepra-sat
(standard) IPA(key)/praː˧.saːt̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ปราสาท (bpraa-sàat)

  1. (classifier หลัง or องค์) (พระ~, พระมหา~, มหา~) royal or religious building with a multitiered roof.
  2. (by extension) (classifier หลัง) any similar structure, such as castle, fortress, etc.