ท่านผู้หญิง
Thai
Etymology
From ท่าน (tâan, “honorific”) + ผู้หญิง (pûu-yǐng, “female; woman”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ท่านผู้หญิง d ˋ ā n pʰ ū ˆ h ɲ i ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ทั่น-พู่-หฺยิง d ạ ˋ n – b ū ˋ – h ̥ y i ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tân-pûu-yǐng |
| Royal Institute | than-phu-ying | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰan˥˩.pʰuː˥˩.jiŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
ท่านผู้หญิง • (tân-pûu-yǐng)
- a noble title given to a married woman possessing the royal decoration of Chula Chom Klao in the special second class or higher.
Usage notes
- A female member of the fourth class to second class uses the title คุณหญิง (kun-yǐng) if married or คุณ (kun) if unmarried.