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มหาดเล็ก

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Thai

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Etymology

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Unknown. Compare Khmer មហាតលិក (mɔɔhaatlɨk), មហាឡិក (mɔɔhaalək), មត្លិក (mŭətlɨk), មហាតឡឹក (mɔɔhaatlək), meaning "royal servant".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicมหาดเล็ก
m h ā ɗ e l ˘ k
Phonemic
มะ-หาด-เล็ก
m a – h ā ɗ – e l ˘ k
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hàat-lék
Royal Institutema-hat-lek
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haːt̚˨˩.lek̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

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มหาดเล็ก (má-hàat-lék)

  1. (ทหาร~) palace officer whose duty is to attend a royal person.