เจริญ porn

Thai

Etymology

Mocking the term เจริญพร (jà-rəən-pɔɔn, literally “be blessed”), an interjection employed by Buddhist monks as a conventional greeting or an expression of affirmation or assent. The word พร (pɔɔn, “blessing”) is replaced by the English word porn (“pornography”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เจริญ porn e t͡ɕ r i ɲ
Phonemic		จะ-เริน-พอน t͡ɕ a – e r i n – b ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	jà-rəən-pɔɔn
	Royal Institute	cha-roen-phon
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕa˨˩.rɤːn˧.pʰɔːn˧/(R)

Interjection

เจริญ porn • (jà-rəən-pɔɔn)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, sarcastic, sometimes considered offensive) used as a conventional greeting or an expression of affirmation or assent, especially in situations concerning Buddhism.
2. (Internet slang, offensive) used to express anger, disapproval, displeasure, or surprise.

Related terms

• เจริญพวง (jà-rəən-puuang)