ไทเฮา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 太后 (thài-hiō).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไทเฮา
ai d e ʔ ā
Phonemicไท-เฮา
ai d – e ʔ ā
RomanizationPaiboontai-hao
Royal Institutethai-hao
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaj˧.haw˧/

Noun

ไทเฮา • (tai-hao)

  1. Chinese empress dowager.

Synonyms

  • ฮองไทเฮา (hɔɔng-tai-hao)
  • พระพันปี (prá-pan-bpii, “queen dowager; empress dowager”)
  • อ๋อง (ɔ̌ng, “Chinese king; Chinese prince”)
  • ฮ่องเต้ (hɔ̂ng-dtêe, “Chinese emperor”)
  • ฮองเฮา (hɔɔng-hao, “Chinese empress consort”)
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