ภาษาพ่อขุน

Thai

Etymology

From ภาษา (paa-sǎa, “language”) +‎ พ่อขุน (pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn, “high king”); literally "high kings' language", referring to the language used during the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom (13th century), whose monarchs were titled พ่อขุน (pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn, “high king”). Such language is now considered impolite.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภาษาพ่อขุน bʰ ā ʂ ā b ˋ ɒ kʰ u n
Phonemic		พา-สา-พ่อ-ขุน b ā – s ā – b ˋ ɒ – kʰ u n
Romanization	Paiboon	paa-sǎa-pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn
	Royal Institute	pha-sa-pho-khun
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰaː˧.saː˩˩˦.pʰɔː˥˩.kʰun˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ภาษาพ่อขุน • (paa-sǎa-pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn)

1. (humorous) impolite, offensive, or vulgar language or expression.