สมเด็จ

See also: สมเดจ์

Thai

Alternative forms

เสด็จ (sà-dèt)
^†สมเดจ์ (sǒm-dèt)

Etymology

From Old Khmer saṃtec, saṃtac, saṃtāc, samtacc (“condition of being supreme in status and power”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សម្ដេច (sɑmdəc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สมเด็จ s m e ɗ ˘ t͡ɕ
Phonemic		สม-เด็ด s m – e ɗ ˘ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sǒm-dèt
	Royal Institute	som-det
(standard) IPA^(key)		/som˩˩˦.det̚˨˩/

Noun

สมเด็จ • (sǒm-dèt)

an honorific for or term of address to gods, priests, royal persons, and noble persons.

Usage notes

The present term may be combined with พระบาท (prá-bàat) (literally "divine feet") as พระบาทสมเด็จ (prá-bàat sǒm-dèt) when used as an honorific for a monarch who has been crowned formally. As for a monarch that has not or not yet been crowned formally, he is only entitled to สมเด็จ (sǒm-dèt).