ออเจ้า

Thai

Etymology

From ออ (ɔɔ, “a conventional title for a man”) +‎ เจ้า (jâo, “a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status”). Compare Khmer អាចោ (ʾaacao).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ออเจ้า ɒ ɒ e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Phonemic		ออ-เจ้า ɒ ɒ – e t͡ɕ ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ɔɔ-jâo
	Royal Institute	o-chao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔɔː˧.t͡ɕaw˥˩/

Pronoun

ออเจ้า • (ɔɔ-jâo)

(archaic) a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status, irrespective of the sex.

Descendants

→ Lao: ອໍເຈົ້າ (’ǭ chao)

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