บาทหลวง

Thai

Alternative forms

  • บาดหลวงobsolete

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Portuguese padre (priest) + หลวง (lǔuang, great; chief).[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographicบาทหลวง
ɓ ā d h l w ŋ
Phonemic
บาด-หฺลวง
ɓ ā ɗ – h ̥ l w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbàat-lǔuang
Royal Institutebat-luang
(standard) IPA(key)/baːt̚˨˩.lua̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

บาทหลวง • (bàat-lǔuang)

  1. Roman Catholic priest.

References

  1. ^ Dalgado, Sebastião Rodolfo; and Soares, Anthony Xavier. Portuguese vocables in Asiatic languages : from the Portuguese original of Monsignor Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado. Baroda, India: Oriental Institute, 1936, p. 245.