ออเจ้า

Thai

Etymology

From ออ (ɔɔ, “a conventional title for a man”) +‎ เจ้า (jâo, “a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status”). Compare Khmer អាចោ (ʼaacao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ออเจ้า ɒ ɒ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Phonemic		ออ-เจ้า ɒ ɒ – e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ɔɔ-jâo
	Royal Institute	o-chao
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔɔː˧.t͡ɕaw˥˩/(R)

Pronoun

ออเจ้า • (ɔɔ-jâo)

1. (archaic) a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status, irrespective of the sex.

Descendants

• → Lao: ອໍເຈົ້າ (ʼǭ chao)