ปลัด

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer palãta (“assistant chief; deputy chief”). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer phlās, plass; Modern Khmer បាឡាត់ (baalat), បាល័ត (baalŏət), បាល័ដ្ឋ (baalŏətthɑɑ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicปลัด
p l ạ ɗ
Phonemicปะ-หฺลัด
p a – h ̥ l ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbpà-làt
Royal Institutepa-lat
(standard) IPA(key)/pa˨˩.lat̚˨˩/

Noun

ปลัด • (bpà-làt)

  1. (government) assistant chief; deputy chief.
  2. the highest ecclesiastical standing given to Buddhist monks in Thailand; monk holding this standing.

See also

  • (ecclesiastical standing): ฐานานุกรม (tǎa-naa-nú-grom): ปลัด (bpà-làt), สมุห์ (sà-mù), ใบฎีกา (bai-dii-gaa)
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