ปลัด

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer palãta (“assistant chief; deputy chief”). Compare Angkorian Old Khmer phlās, plass. Cognate with Modern Khmer បាឡាត់ (baalat), បាល័ត (baalŏət), បាល័ដ្ឋ (baalŏətthɑɑ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปลัด p l ạ ɗ
Phonemic		ปะ-หฺลัด p a – h ̥ l ạ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpà-làt
	Royal Institute	pa-lat
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pa˨˩.lat̚˨˩/

Noun

ปลัด • (bpà-làt) (classifier คน or ท่าน)

(government) assistant chief; deputy chief.
the highest ecclesiastical standing given to Buddhist monks in Thailand; monk holding this standing.
also used as a title for or term of address to the described persons.

See also

(ecclesiastical standing): ฐานานุกรม (tǎa-naa-nú-grom): ปลัด (bpà-làt), สมุห์ (sà-mù), ใบฎีกา (bai-dii-gaa)

Derived terms

Derived terms

ปลัดกรม
ปลัดกระทรวง
ปลัดขิก (bpà-làt-kìk)

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