ພຣະອົງ

Lao

Etymology

From ພຣະ (pha ra, “prefix for gods, royal persons, and things relating to them”, literally “divine; excellent; precious; etc”) +‎ ອົງ (ʼong, “being; body; form; etc”); probably derived from Old Khmer braḥ ʼaṅga. Compare Modern Khmer ព្រះអង្គ (prĕəh ʼɑng); Thai พระองค์ (prá-ong).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰa(ʔ˧).ʔoŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰa(ʔ˧˨).ʔoŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ພະ-ອົງ
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

ພຣະອົງ • (pha ra ʼong)

1. (of a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person) body.
2. an honorific for or term of address to a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person.

Pronoun

ພຣະອົງ • (pha ra ʼong)

1. a second or third person pronoun referring to a god, religious personage, high priest, or royal person.