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อุปยุวราช

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Thai

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Etymology

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From อุป (ùp-bpà-, literally deputy; vice; assistant) +‎ ยุวราช (literally young king). Compare Khmer ឧបយុវរាជ (ʼupaʼyuvĕəʼriəc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอุปยุวราช
ɒ u p y u w r ā d͡ʑ
Phonemic
อุบ-ปะ-ยุ-วะ-ราด
ɒ u ɓ – p a – y u – w a – r ā ɗ
อุ-ปะ-ยุ-วะ-ราด
ɒ u – p a – y u – w a – r ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonùp-bpà-yú-wá-râatù-bpà-yú-wá-râat
Royal Instituteup-pa-yu-wa-ratu-pa-yu-wa-rat
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔup̚˨˩.pa˨˩.ju˦˥.wa˦˥.raːt̚˥˩/(R)/ʔu˨˩.pa˨˩.ju˦˥.wa˦˥.raːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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อุปยุวราช (ùp-bpà-yú-wá-râat)

  1. (historical) a princely title in the Kingdom of Lan Xang, second in rank to the monarch but higher in rank than the heir to the throne.
  2. (historical) (classifier องค์ or พระองค์) person holding such title.
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