ใต้ฝ่าพระบาท

Thai

Etymology

ใต้ (dtâai, “beneath; under”) +‎ ฝ่า (fàa, “sole”) +‎ พระบาท (literally “holy feet”); literally "the underneath of the soles of your holy feet".

Pronunciation

Orthographicใต้ฝ่าพระบาท
au t ˆ f ˋ ā b r a ɓ ā d
Phonemicต้าย-ฝ่า-พฺระ-บาด
t ˆ ā y – f ˋ ā – b ̥ r a – ɓ ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboondtâai-fàa-prá-bàat
Royal Institutetai-fa-phra-bat
(standard) IPA(key)/taːj˥˩.faː˨˩.pʰra˦˥.baːt̚˨˩/

Noun

ใต้ฝ่าพระบาท • (dtâai-fàa-prá-bàat)

  1. used as a form of address to royal persons and dignitaries.

Usage notes

Now conventionally used to address:

  • high-ranking royal persons, especially princes or princesses holding the title สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้า or พระองค์เจ้า (prá-ong-jâao);
  • high-ranking priests, especially princes ordained as Buddhist monks and holding the title สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า.
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