ปลัด

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†บลัด (blàt)
• ^†บะหลัด

 

Etymology

From Old Khmer palãta (“assistant chief; deputy chief”) or Angkorian Old Khmer phlās, plass (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer បាឡាត់ (baalat), បាល័ត (baalat), បាល័ដ្ឋ (baalat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปลัด p l ạ ɗ
Phonemic		ปะ-หฺลัด p a – h ̥ l ạ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-làt
	Royal Institute	pa-lat
(standard) IPA(key)		/pa˨˩.lat̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปลัด • (bpà-làt) (classifier คน)

1. (government) public officer second in rank to the chief of an agency: assistant chief, deputy chief, etc.
2. (government) (~กระทรวง) undersecretary or permanent secretary (of a government ministry).
3. (ecclesiastical) the highest ฐานานุกรม; priest holding this ฐานานุกรม.
4. (colloquial) used as a title for or term of address to the described persons.

Derived terms

• ปลัดขิก (bpà-làt-kìk)
• ปลัดทูลฉลอง

 

See also

• (ecclesiastical): ฐานานุกรม (tǎa-naa-nú-grom): ปลัด (bpà-làt), สมุห์ (sà-mù), ใบฎีกา (bai-dii-gaa)