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.
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