พระพุทธเจ้า

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†พระพุทธิเจ้า

 

Etymology

From พระ (prá, “honorific for gods, priests, royal persons, etc”, literally “divine; excellent; holy; sacred; superior; etc”) +‎ พุทธ (pút, “Buddha; Buddhism; etc”, literally “awakened; conscious; enlightened; learnt; understood; etc”) +‎ เจ้า (jâao, “honorific suffix for gods, priests, royal persons, etc”, literally “chief; lord; master”). Compare Khmer ព្រះពុទ្ធចៅ (prĕəhputthɔɔcaw); Lao ພະພຸດທະເຈົາ (pha phut tha chao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พระพุทธเจ้า b r a b u d dʰ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Phonemic		พฺระ-พุด-ทะ-จ้าว b ̥ r a – b u ɗ – d a – t͡ɕ ˆ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	prá-pút-tá-jâao
	Royal Institute	phra-phut-tha-chao
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰra˦˥.pʰut̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.t͡ɕaːw˥˩/(R)

Noun

พระพุทธเจ้า • (prá-pút-tá-jâao)

1. (Buddhism) Buddha:
   1. any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama Buddha was the last.
   2. any person who has attained enlightenment.
2. (Buddhism) Buddha image.
3. king: male monarch.

Proper noun

พระพุทธเจ้า • (prá-pút-tá-jâao)

1. (Buddhism) Gautama Buddha.