ปราสาท

Thai

1: Hall of Chakkri, Grand Palace, Bangkok

1: Hall of Dusit, Grand Palace, Bangkok

2: Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रासाद (prāsāda, “palace; terrace”); perhaps via Old Khmer *prāsāda, prāsādda, prāsātra, prāsādha, °prāsāddha, braḥ sādha (“temple or sanctuary having a high pinnacle”). Cognate with Burmese ပြာသာဒ် (prasad), Modern Khmer ប្រាសាទ (praasaat), Lao ຜາສາດ (phā sāt), Northern Thai ᨷᩕᩣᩈᩣ᩠ᨴ (phǎa sàat), Lü ᦕᦱᦉᦱᧆ (ṗhaaṡaad), Mon ပြါသာတ်, Shan ပျၢတ်ႈသၢတ်ႈ (pjāat sāat). Compare Pali pāsāda (“mansion; palace”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปราสาท p r ā s ā d
Phonemic		ปฺรา-สาด p ̥ r ā – s ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpraa-sàat
	Royal Institute	pra-sat
(standard) IPA(key)		/praː˧.saːt̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปราสาท • (bpraa-sàat)

1. (classifier หลัง or องค์) (พระ~, พระมหา~, มหา~) royal or religious building with a multitiered roof.
2. (by extension) (classifier หลัง) any similar structure, such as castle, fortress, etc.