ปลัด

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer palãta (assistant chief; deputy chief) or Angkorian Old Khmer phlās, plass (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer បាឡាត់ (baalat), បាល័ត (baalat), បាល័ដ្ឋ (baalat).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปลัด
p l ạ ɗ
Phonemic
ปะ-หฺลัด
p a – h ̥ l ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbpà-làt
Royal Institutepa-lat
(standard) IPA(key)/pa˨˩.lat̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ปลัด (bpà-làt) (classifier คน)

  1. (government) public officer second in rank to the chief of an agency: assistant chief, deputy chief, etc.
  2. (government) (~กระทรวง) undersecretary or permanent secretary (of a government ministry).
  3. (ecclesiastical) the highest ฐานานุกรม; priest holding this ฐานานุกรม.
  4. (colloquial) used as a title for or term of address to the described persons.

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See also

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