หม่อมฉัน
Thai
Etymology
Clipping of กระหม่อมฉัน. By surface analysis, หม่อม (mɔ̀m, “head (upper part of the body)”) + ฉัน (chǎn, “my”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | หม่อมฉัน h m ˋ ɒ m t͡ɕʰ ạ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | หฺม็่อม-ฉัน h ̥ m ˘ ˋ ɒ m – t͡ɕʰ ạ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mɔ̀m-chǎn |
| Royal Institute | mom-chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mɔm˨˩.t͡ɕʰan˩˩˦/(R) | |
Pronoun
หม่อมฉัน • (mɔ̀m-chǎn)
- a first person pronoun:
- used by a monarch when addressing a member of his royal family or a foreign royal person
- used by a royal person when addressing another royal person of equal status
- used by a female commoner when addressing a royal person