พระวิหาร

Thai

Etymology

Compound of พระ (prá, “sacred; holy”, used as an honorific prefix) +‎ วิหาร (wí-hǎan, “monastery; temple”). Compare Khmer ព្រះវិហារ (prĕəh vihiə), Lao ພຣະວິຫານ (phra wi hān).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพระวิหาร
b r a w i h ā r
Phonemic
พฺระ-วิ-หาน
b ̥ r a – w i – h ā n
RomanizationPaiboonprá-wí-hǎan
Royal Institutephra-wi-han
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰra˦˥.wi˦˥.haːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

พระวิหาร • (prá-wí-hǎan)

  1. (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see พระ (prá),‎ วิหาร (wí-hǎan).

Proper noun

พระวิหาร • (prá-wí-hǎan)

  1. Preah Vihear (a temple in Cambodia)
  2. (จังหวัด~) Preah Vihear (a province in northern Cambodia)
  3. (เมือง~) Preah Vihear (a town, the provincial capital of Preah Vihear, Cambodia)
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