วังหน้า

Thai

Etymology

From วัง (wang, “palace”) +‎ หน้า (nâa, “front”); literally "front palace", from the fact that the official residence occupied by heirs apparent of Ayutthaya was actually located in front of the grand palace, the official residence of the monarch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วังหน้า w ạ ŋ h n ˆ ā
Phonemic		วัง-น่า w ạ ŋ – n ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wang-nâa
	Royal Institute	wang-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waŋ˧.naː˥˩/^(R)

Noun

วังหน้า • (wang-nâa)

(historical) official residence of an heir to the throne.
(historical, sometimes colloquial) heir to the throne.

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