มเหสี

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicมเหสี
m e h s ī
Phonemic
มะ-เห-สี
m a – e h – s ī
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hěe-sǐi
Royal Institutema-he-si
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.heː˩˩˦.siː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali mahesi (maharṣi), from maha (great) + isi (rṣi). By surface analysis, มห (má-hà-) +‎ อิสี.

Cognate with Modern Khmer មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy).

Compare Sanskrit महर्षि (maharṣi), whence Thai มหาฤษี.

Alternative forms

  • มเหสิrare

Noun

มเหสี • (má-hěe-sǐi)

  1. maharṣi (Classifiers: ตน or รูป)
  2. buddha (Classifiers: องค์ or พระองค์)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pali mahesī (queen), from maha (great) + īsī (female lord; female ruler; woman in authority). By surface analysis, มห (má-hà-) +‎ อิสี.

Cognate with Old Khmer mahesi, mahiṣī; Modern Khmer មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy); Lao ມະເຫສີ (ma hē sī).

Compare Sanskrit महिषी (mahiṣī), whence Thai มหิษี (má-hì-sǐi).

Alternative forms

Noun

มเหสี • (má-hěe-sǐi) (classifier พระองค์ or องค์)

  1. (พระ~) wife of a monarch, as queen consort, empress consort, etc
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • อัครมเหสี