ฝ่ายหน้า
Thai
Etymology
From ฝ่าย (fàai, “side”) + หน้า (nâa, “front”); literally "front side".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ฝ่ายหน้า f ˋ ā y h n ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ฝ่าย-น่า f ˋ ā y – n ˋ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | fàai-nâa |
| Royal Institute | fai-na | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /faːj˨˩.naː˥˩/ | |
Noun
ฝ่ายหน้า • (fàai-nâa)
- (historical) outer court of a palace, as opposed to ฝ่ายใน (“royal harem”, literally “inner side”).
- (historical) male member of a royal court; male attendant of a monarch; male government officer entitled to have a regular audience with the monarch.