ผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่

Thai

Etymology

From ผู้ (pûu, “person; male, man”) +‎ หลัก (làk, “principal, main, chief”) +‎ ผู้ (pûu, “person; male, man”) +‎ ใหญ่ (yài, “great, big; major”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่ pʰ ū ˆ h l ạ k pʰ ū ˆ au h ɲ ˋ
Phonemic		พู่-หฺลัก-พู่-ไหฺย่ b ū ˋ – h ̥ l ạ k – b ū ˋ – ai h ̥ y ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	pûu-làk-pûu-yài
	Royal Institute	phu-lak-phu-yai
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰuː˥˩.lak̚˨˩.pʰuː˥˩.jaj˨˩/(R)

Noun

ผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่ • (pûu-làk-pûu-yài)

1. (idiomatic) adult person; mature person.
2. (idiomatic) aged person.
3. (idiomatic) person in authority; person of rank; exalted person.
4. (idiomatic) superior; commander.