มเหสี

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicมเหสี
m e h s ī
Phonemic
มะ-เห-สี
m a – e h – s ī
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hěe-sǐi
Royal Institutema-he-si
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.heː˩˩˦.siː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Pali mahesi (maharṣi), from maha (great) + isi (rṣi), equal to Thai มห (má-hà-) +‎ อิสี. Compare Sanskrit महर्षि (maharṣi). Cognate with Modern Khmer មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy).

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Noun

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มเหสี (má-hěe-sǐi) (classifier ตน or พระองค์ or รูป or องค์)

  1. (พระ~) maharṣi.
  2. (พระ~) buddha.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Pali mahesī (queen), from maha (great) + īsī (female lord; female ruler; woman in authority); probably via Old Khmer mahesi, mahiṣī (queen); equal to Thai มห (má-hà-) +‎ อีสี. Compare Sanskrit महिषी (mahiṣī). Cognate with Modern Khmer មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy).

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Noun

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มเหสี (má-hěe-sǐi) (classifier พระองค์ or องค์)

  1. (พระ~, สมเด็จพระ~) wife of a king; wife of a male monarch; queen consort; empress consort.
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