ปรมินทร์

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Thai

Etymology

From ปรม (bprom, great; grand; supreme) +‎ อินทร์ (in, Indra; chief, lord, master); literally "great Indra" or "great lord"

Pronunciation

Orthographicปรมินทร์
p r m i n d r ʻ
Phonemic
ปอ-ระ-มิน
p ɒ – r a – m i n
ปะ-ระ-มิน
p a – r a – m i n
[bound form]
ปอ-ระ-มิน-ทฺระ-
p ɒ – r a – m i n – d ̥ r a –
[bound form]
ปะ-ระ-มิน-ทฺระ-
p a – r a – m i n – d ̥ r a –
RomanizationPaiboonbpɔɔ-rá-minbpà-rá-minbpɔɔ-rá-min-trá-bpà-rá-min-trá-
Royal Institutepo-ra-minpa-ra-minpo-ra-min-thra-pa-ra-min-thra-
(standard) IPA(key)/pɔː˧.ra˦˥.min˧/(R)/pa˨˩.ra˦˥.min˧/(R)/pɔː˧.ra˦˥.min˧.tʰra˦˥.//pa˨˩.ra˦˥.min˧.tʰra˦˥./

Noun

ปรมินทร์ (bpɔɔ-rá-min)

  1. (พระ~) monarch; sovereign.

Usage notes

  • The term is conventionally used as the ceremonious title by odd-numbered kings of Thailand. Even-numbered kings use the title ปรเมนทร์. This practice was started by King Mongkut (1851‑1868).