Dictionary entry
พ่อ
father
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedfather; dad; daddy; papa; male parent; father-in-law; person regarded as a male parentcurated
male parent of an animalwiktionary
used as a term of address or title for a male parent, father-in-law, or person regarded as a male parent, and by such a person to refer to himselfwiktionary
male head, lord, leader, or master; man in charge or authoritywiktionary
used with คุณ as a respectful term of address or title for a male priestwiktionary
used as a familiar or affectionate term of address or title for a young or younger manwiktionary
used as a term of address or title for any manwiktionary
used as a modifier to indicate masculinitywiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesตอนเย็น พ่อ แม่ ฉัน และน้อง
In the evening — Dad, Mom, my sister, and I.
Mild · นครราชสีมาfrom เทศกาลที่ฉันชอบที่สุด →
เงินเดือนที่พ่อแม่ส่งมาให้ฉัน เดือนละ 7,000 บาท
The money my parents send me — 7,000 baht a month.
Ing · กาฬสินธุ์from เงินที่พ่อแม่ส่งมาให้ →
Built from
From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩬᩴ᩵, Southern Thai ผอ, Lao ພໍ່ (phǭ), Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥨᥝ (pow), Aiton ပ︀ေ︀ႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜨𑜦𑜡 (pwō), Zhuang boh, Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ. Compare Middle Chinese 父 (MC pjuX|bjuX, “father”), Old Chinese 父 (OC *paʔ, *baʔ, “father”).
Words built from it
พ่อ inside longer wordsA note on usage
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