ออเจ้า
Thai
Etymology
From ออ (ɔɔ, “a conventional title for a man”) + เจ้า (jâo, “a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status”). Compare Khmer អាចោ (ʼaacao).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ออเจ้า ɒ ɒ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ออ-เจ้า ɒ ɒ – e t͡ɕ ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ɔɔ-jâo |
| Royal Institute | o-chao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔɔː˧.t͡ɕaw˥˩/(R) | |
Pronoun
ออเจ้า • (ɔɔ-jâo)
- (archaic) a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status, irrespective of the sex.
Descendants
- → Lao: ອໍເຈົ້າ (ʼǭ chao)