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ราชครู

ราชครู

Thai

Noun

ราชครู • ‎(râat-chá-kruu)

a brahman who is the leader of the ritual brahmans (brahmans in charge of conducting rites).

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजगुरु ‎(rājaguru, “royal tutor, royal instructor, royal counsellor”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic	ราชครู r ā d͡ʑ g r ū
Phonemic	ราด-ชะ-คฺรู r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – g ̥ r ū
Paiboon	râat-chá-kruu
(Bangkok) IPA^(key)	/räːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰä(ʔ)˦˥.kʰruː˧/