หลวงพ่อ

Thai

Etymology

From หลวง (lǔuang, “great; grand”) +‎ พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ, “father”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หลวงพ่อ h l w ŋ b ˋ ɒ
Phonemic		หฺลวง-พ่อ h ̥ l w ŋ – b ˋ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	lǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ
	Royal Institute	luang-pho
(standard) IPA(key)		/lua̯ŋ˩˩˦.pʰɔː˥˩/(R)

Noun

หลวงพ่อ • (lǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ)

1. (colloquial) a term of address to or title for (1) a male priest of relatively the same age as one's father, (2) an image of the Buddha, or (3) an image of a male deity.
2. (Buddhism) a title used to address senior monks

See also

• หลวงปู่ (lǔuang-bpùu)