สมเด็จพระ

See also: สมเดจ์พระ

Thai

Alternative forms

(archaic): สมเดจ์พระ (sǒm-dèt-prá)

Etymology

From สมเด็จ (sǒm-dèt) +‎ พระ (prá). Equivalent to Old Khmer saṃtec (literally “condition of being supreme in status and power”) + bra (literally “distinguished; divine; excellent; holy; sacred; superior; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer សម្តេចព្រះ (sɑɑmtəcprĕəh).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สมเด็จพระ s m e ɗ ˘ t͡ɕ b r a
Phonemic		สม-เด็ด-พฺระ s m – e ɗ ˘ ɗ – b ̥ r a
Romanization	Paiboon	sǒm-dèt-prá
	Royal Institute	som-det-phra
(standard) IPA^(key)		/som˩˩˦.det̚˨˩.pʰraʔ˦˥/

Noun

สมเด็จพระ • (sǒm-dèt-prá)

an honorific given to a god, priest, royal person, or noble person.