พร

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer bara° (“blessing, benediction; best, excellent; royal; noble; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit वर (vara, “best, excellent; royal; valuable; boon; etc”). Cognate with Old Khmer vara, var; Modern Khmer ពរ (pɔɔ), វរ (vɔɔ). Doublet of พระ (prá) and วร (wɔɔn).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		พร b r
Phonemic		พอน b ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	pɔɔn
	Royal Institute	phon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰɔːn˧/^(R)
Homophones edit		พอน

Noun

พร • (pɔɔn)

(if intended for a god, high priest, or royal person: พระ~) good wish; blessing; benediction.
(figurative) boon, gift, godsend; bliss.

Derived terms

เจริญพร (jà-rəən-pɔɔn)
ถวายพระพร (tà-wǎai-prá-pɔɔn)
ทศพร
นวพร
พรสวรรค์ (pɔɔn-sà-wǎn)
พรแสวง (pɔɔn-sà-wɛ̌ɛng)

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