พ่อเลี้ยง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ, “man; father”) + เลี้ยง (líiang, “foster; to foster, to nurture, to breed; to maintain; to host; to feast; etc”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | พ่อเลี้ยง b ˋ ɒ e l ī ˆ y ŋ | |
| Phonemic | พ่อ-เลี้ยง b ˋ ɒ – e l ī ˆ y ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pɔ̂ɔ-líiang |
| Royal Institute | pho-liang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɔː˥˩.lia̯ŋ˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]พ่อเลี้ยง • (pɔ̂ɔ-líiang) (classifier คน)
- (colloquial) foster father; stepfather.
- (dialect) wealthy man; man in charge, man in authority, master, male boss; man of rank, man of distinction; influential man.
Synonyms
[edit]foster father; stepfather