ผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ผู้ (pûu, person; male, man) +‎ หลัก (làk, principal, main, chief) +‎ ผู้ (pûu, person; male, man) +‎ ใหญ่ (yài, great, big; major).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่
pʰ ū ˆ h l ạ k pʰ ū ˆ au h ɲ ˋ
Phonemic
พู่-หฺลัก-พู่-ไหฺย่
b ū ˋ – h ̥ l ạ k – b ū ˋ – ai h ̥ y ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonpûu-làk-pûu-yài
Royal Institutephu-lak-phu-yai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰuː˥˩.lak̚˨˩.pʰuː˥˩.jaj˨˩/(R)

Noun

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ผู้หลักผู้ใหญ่ (pûu-làk-pûu-yài)

  1. (idiomatic) adult person; mature person.
  2. (idiomatic) aged person.
  3. (idiomatic) person in authority; person of rank; exalted person.
  4. (idiomatic) superior; commander.