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กุมาร

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Thai

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Definition 3

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कुमार (kumāra, boy; child; groom; heir apparent; prince; son; young man; etc, literally one who easily dies); probably via Old Khmer កុមារ៑ (kumār) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer កុមារ (kumāra, boy; son; youth; prince, heir apparent, crown prince (found only as a personal name, slave name, and toponym)).

Cognate with Modern Khmer កុមារ (komaa), Lao ກຸມານ (ku mān).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกุมาร
k u m ā r
Phonemic
กุ-มาน
k u – m ā n
[bound form]
กุ-มา-ระ-
k u – m ā – r a –
RomanizationPaiboongù-maangù-maa-rá-
Royal Instituteku-manku-ma-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/ku˨˩.maːn˧/(R)/ku˨˩.maː˧.ra˦˥./

Noun

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กุมาร (gù-maan)

  1. (elegant) boy: male child.
  2. (of a royal person) (พระ, พระราช, ราช~) son, especially one who is still a boy.
  3. (slang) child ghost servant, created by surgically removing an unborn baby from the womb of its mother, roasting the baby until its body dries during a rite held at a graveyard, and covering the dry-roasted corpse with gold leaf. The corpse is carried by someone who believes that the ghost dwelling in it may be employed.
  4. (slang) any child ghost or spirit.

Synonyms

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Definition 3

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