พระพุทธเจ้า

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From พระ (prá, “honorific for gods, priests, royal persons, etc”, literally “divine; excellent; holy; sacred; superior; etc”) +‎ พุทธ (pút, “Buddha; Buddhism; etc”, literally “awakened; conscious; enlightened; learnt; understood; etc”) +‎ เจ้า (jâao, “honorific suffix for gods, priests, royal persons, etc”, literally “chief; lord; master”). Compare Khmer ព្រះពុទ្ធចៅ (prĕəhputthɔɔcaw); Lao ພະພຸດທະເຈົາ (pha phut tha chao).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพระพุทธเจ้า
b r a b u d dʰ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Phonemicพฺระ-พุด-ทะ-จ้าว
b ̥ r a – b u ɗ – d a – t͡ɕ ˆ ā w
RomanizationPaiboonprá-pút-tá-jâao
Royal Institutephra-phut-tha-chao
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰra˦˥.pʰut̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.t͡ɕaːw˥˩/

Noun

พระพุทธเจ้า • (prá-pút-tá-jâao)

  1. (Buddhism) Buddha:
    1. any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama Buddha was the last.
    2. any person who has attained enlightenment.
  2. (Buddhism) Buddha image.
  3. king: male monarch.

Proper noun

พระพุทธเจ้า • (prá-pút-tá-jâao)

  1. (Buddhism) Gautama Buddha.

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