ภาษาพ่อขุน

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ภาษา (paa-sǎa, language) +‎ พ่อขุน (pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn, high king); literally "high kings' language", referring to the language used during the time of the Sukhothai Kingdom (13th century), whose monarchs were titled พ่อขุน (pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn, high king). Such language is now considered impolite.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicภาษาพ่อขุน
bʰ ā ʂ ā b ˋ ɒ kʰ u n
Phonemic
พา-สา-พ่อ-ขุน
b ā – s ā – b ˋ ɒ – kʰ u n
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-sǎa-pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn
Royal Institutepha-sa-pho-khun
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.saː˩˩˦.pʰɔː˥˩.kʰun˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ภาษาพ่อขุน (paa-sǎa-pɔ̂ɔ-kǔn)

  1. (humorous) impolite, offensive, or vulgar language or expression.