องค์

Thai

Etymology

From Pali aṅga (constituent; factor; member; part) or Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, body; component; constituent; limb; etc); perhaps via Old Khmer ʼaṅga, ʼaṅa, ʼã (member, part; article, item, thing; body, person). Cognate with Lao ອົງ (’ong). Compare Modern Khmer អង្គ (ʾɑng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicองค์
ɒŋgʻ
Phonemicอง
ɒŋ
RomanizationPaiboonong
Royal Instituteong
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔoŋ˧/
Homophones
 
อง
องก์
องศ์

Noun

องค์ (ong)

  1. (of a god, high priest, or royal person) body; form.
  2. used as an honorific for or term of address to:
    1. gods, high priests, and royal persons, as well as things and beings relating to them.
    2. religious or sacred objects.
  3. (slang)
    1. psychic ability or power.
    2. supernatural being.
  4. body; embodiment.
  5. component; constituent; element.

Classifier

องค์ (ong)

  1. Classifier for gods, high priests, and royal persons, as well as things and beings relating to them. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  2. Classifier for religious or sacred objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  3. (colloquial) Classifier for priests. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
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