เจ้าพระยา

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

เจ้า (jâao, chief; lord; master; etc) + พระยา (prá-yaa, chief, lord, master; monarch, sovereign; etc). Compare Khmer ចៅព្រះយា (cawprĕəhyiə); Lao ເຈົ້າພະຍາ (chao pha nyā).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเจ้าพระยา
et͡ɕˆābrayā
Phonemicจ้าว-พฺระ-ยา
t͡ɕˆāwb̥rayā
RomanizationPaiboonjâao-prá-yaa
Royal Institutechao-phra-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːw˥˩.pʰra˦˥.jaː˧/

Noun

เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa)

  1. (archaic)
    1. chief; lord; master.
    2. high king; king of kings; overlord.
  2. (historical)
    1. the second highest Thai noble rank.
    2. person holding such rank.

Usage notes

Originally a royal title, the term later became a noble rank. It was the highest noble rank, until the rank สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (sǒm-dèt-jâao-prá-yaa) was created in the Thon Buri period.

See also

Proper noun

เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa)

  1. Chao Phraya River.

Descendants

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