ลูกช้าง

Thai

Etymology

From ลูก (lûuk, “child; offspring”) +‎ ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”); literally "elephant's offspring (calf)".

Pronunciation

Orthographicลูกช้าง
l ū k d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
Phonemic
ลูก-ช้าง
l ū k – d͡ʑ ˆ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-cháang
Royal Instituteluk-chang
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥/(R)

Pronoun

ลูกช้าง • (lûuk-cháang)

  1. a first person pronoun employed when addressing a spirit or supernatural being out of humility, respect, or fear.
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