พระ

Alternative forms

 * Old Thai ligature of พระ.png

Etymology
From or, , , likely from ; see 🇨🇬 for more.

Compare 🇨🇬,, , , , ; 🇨🇬, , , , ,.

Cognate with Modern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. via Sanskrit.

Noun

 * 1) god, deity; priest, royal person;.
 * 2) * 1 Chronicles 10:10, KJV:
 * , กาพย์เห่เรือ:
 * 1) representation, as image, statue, sculpture, etc, of such person.
 * 2)  the Thai noble rank above  and below ; holder of this rank.
 * 3) male protagonist, as in a literary work, drama, etc.
 * 1)  the Thai noble rank above  and below ; holder of this rank.
 * 2) male protagonist, as in a literary work, drama, etc.
 * 1) male protagonist, as in a literary work, drama, etc.

Usage notes
When used as the honorific according to the third definition, the term may be combined with other terms to form more elegancy. Examples are: