พระองค์เจ้า

Thai

Etymology

พระองค์ (prá-ong, “honorific for god, royal person; etc”, literally “divine being; divine form”) +‎ เจ้า (jâao, “chief, lord, master; honorific for royal person; etc”); literally "divine being [who is] lord".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พระองค์เจ้า b r a ɒ ŋ g ʻ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Phonemic		พฺระ-อง-จ้าว b ̥ r a – ɒ ŋ – t͡ɕ ˆ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	prá-ong-jâao
	Royal Institute	phra-ong-chao
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰra˦˥.ʔoŋ˧.t͡ɕaːw˥˩/(R)

Noun

พระองค์เจ้า • (prá-ong-jâao)

1. a royal rank given to:
   1. a child of a king whose mother holds the rank of เจ้าจอมมารดา;
   2. a grandchild of a king whose mother holds the rank of พระองค์เจ้า;
   3. a child of a prince that holds the rank of พระองค์เจ้า and his wife who also holds the rank of พระองค์เจ้า;
   4. a grandchild of a king whose mother is a commoner or holds the rank of หม่อมเจ้า (mɔ̀m-jâao);
   5. a commoner who is made royal by a king.
2. person holding such rank.
3. (somewhat archaic) an honorific for or term of address to a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person.