หลวงเจ๊

Thai

Etymology

From หลวง (lǔuang, an honorific for a monk, literally great; grand; etc) + เจ๊ (jée, elder sister), mocking the ecclesiastical term หลวงพี่ (literally great elder brother).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหลวงเจ๊
hlwŋet͡ɕˊ
Phonemicหฺลวง-เจ๊
h̥lwŋet͡ɕˊ
RomanizationPaiboonlǔuang-jée
Royal Instituteluang-che
(standard) IPA(key)/lua̯ŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕeː˦˥/

Noun

หลวงเจ๊ (lǔuang-jée)

  1. (slang, humorous, sometimes derogatory) effeminate monk.
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