หลวง
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ʰluəŋᴬ (“big”); some senses probably derived via Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E..
Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩖ᩠ᩅᨦ, Lao ຫຼວງ (lūang), Lü ᦷᦜᧂ (l̇ong), Shan လူင် (lǔung), Ahom 𑜎𑜤𑜂𑜫 (luṅ).
Also cognate with and re-borrowed as Modern Khmer ហ្លួង (luəng).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | หลวง h l w ŋ | |
Phonemic | หฺลวง h ̥ l w ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | lǔuang |
Royal Institute | luang | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /lua̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R) |
Adjective
หลวง • (lǔuang)
- chief; leading; major; principal.
- great; large.
- heavy; weighty; ponderous.
- important; significant.
- severe; serious; crucial.
- governmental; state; public.
- royal; imperial.
Noun
หลวง • (lǔuang)
- (historical) the Thai noble rank above ขุน (kǔn) and below พระ (prá); holder of this rank.
- (colloquial, now often in combination) a term of address to or honorific for a priest or religious image.
- (colloquial) Clipping of เมียหลวง (miia-lǔuang).
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Khmer: ហ្លួង (luəng)
See also
- (noble ranks) บรรดาศักดิ์ (ban-daa-sàk); สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (sǒm-dèt-jâao-prá-yaa), เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa), พระยา (prá-yaa), พระ (prá), หลวง (lǔuang), ขุน (kǔn), หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn), พัน (pan), นาย (naai) (Category: Thai noble ranks)
- Thai terms inherited from Proto-Tai
- Thai terms derived from Proto-Tai
- Rhymes:Thai/ua̯ŋ
- Thai terms with IPA pronunciation
- Thai 1-syllable words
- Thai lemmas
- Thai adjectives
- Thai nouns
- Thai terms with historical senses
- Thai colloquialisms
- Thai clippings
- Thai noble ranks
- Thai terms of address
- th:Marriage
- th:Female
- th:Family