เจริญพวง

Thai

Etymology

Mocking the term เจริญพร (jà-rəən-pɔɔn, literally “be blessed”), an interjection employed by Buddhist monks as a conventional greeting or an expression of affirmation or assent. The word พร (pɔɔn, “blessing”) is replaced by พวง (puuang, “testis”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เจริญพวง e t͡ɕ r i ɲ b w ŋ
Phonemic		จะ-เริน-พวง t͡ɕ a – e r i n – b w ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	jà-rəən-puuang
	Royal Institute	cha-roen-phuang
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕa˨˩.rɤːn˧.pʰua̯ŋ˧/(R)

Interjection

เจริญพวง • (jà-rəən-puuang)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, sarcastic, sometimes considered offensive) used as a conventional greeting or an expression of affirmation or assent, especially in situations concerning Buddhism.
2. (Internet slang, offensive) used to express anger, disapproval, discontent, or surprise.

Related terms

• เจริญ porn (jà-rəənporn)