พรหม

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit ब्रह्म (brahma, Brahma).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพรหม
b r h m
Phonemic
พฺรม
b ̥ r m
[bound form]
พฺรม-
b ̥ r m –
[bound form]
พฺรม-มะ-
b ̥ r m – m a –
RomanizationPaiboonpromprom-prom-má-
Royal Institutephromphrom-phrom-ma-
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰrom˧/(R)/pʰrom˧.//pʰrom˧.ma˦˥./
Homophonesพรม
A Thai statue of the Hindu god Brahma, circa 1900

Proper noun

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พรหม (prom)

  1. (Hinduism) (พระ~) Brahma, one of the supreme gods, the creator of the universe, often depicted with four heads and four arms and seen sitting on a lotus or riding on a swan.

Noun

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พรหม (prom)

  1. (Buddhism) (พระ~) brahma, a kind of divine beings that dwell in the realm พรหมโลก (prom-má-lôok), divided into two sub-realms: (1) รูปพรหม (rûup-bpà-prom), for brahmas that have form; and (2) อรูปพรหม (à-rûup-bpà-prom), for formless brahmas.
  2. (Buddhism in Thailand) (พระ~) brahma, a title for priests holding the rank of เจ้าคณะรอง (jâao-ká-ná-rɔɔng).

Derived terms

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