กลาโหม

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†กระลาโหม (grà-laa-hǒom)
• ^†กะลาโหม (gà-laa-hǒom)

 

Etymology

Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer kralā homa, kralā homma (literally “court of sacrifices; sacrificial ground”), from kralā (“court; courtyard; ground; etc”) + homa, homma (“sacrifice; sacrificial ceremony”), itself from Sanskrit होम (homa, “oblation”), referring to the precinct of a fire worship ceremony held before marching to war. Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្រឡាហោម (krɑlaa haom).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กลาโหม k l ā o h m
Phonemic		กะ-ลา-โหม k a – l ā – o h m	ก̄ะ-ลา-โหม k a – l ā – o h m
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-laa-hǒom	ga-laa-hǒom
	Royal Institute	ka-la-hom	ka-la-hom
(standard) IPA(key)		/ka˨˩.laː˧.hoːm˩˩˦/(R)	/ka˧.laː˧.hoːm˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

กลาโหม • (gà-laa-hǒom)

1. (archaic) assembly of military personnel.
2. military affairs, as military service, defence matters, etc.
3. (historical) (พระ~) governmental department responsible for military affairs; chief of this department.
4. (กระทรวง~) ministry of defence.

Derived terms

• สภากลาโหม
• สมุหพระกลาโหม