กลาโหม

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer kralā homa, kralā homma (literally court of sacrifices; sacrificial ground), from kralā (court; courtyard; ground; etc) + homa, homma (sacrifice; sacrificial ceremony), referring to the precinct of a fire worship ceremony held before marching to war. Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្រឡាហោម (krɑɑlaahaom).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกลาโหม
klāohm
Phonemicกะ-ลา-โหม
kalāohm
ก̄ะ-ลา-โหม
kalāohm
RomanizationPaiboongà-laa-hǒomga-laa-hǒom
Royal Instituteka-la-homka-la-hom
(standard) IPA(key)/ka˨˩.laː˧.hoːm˩˩˦//ka˧.laː˧.hoːm˩˩˦/

Noun

กลาโหม (gà-laa-hǒom)

  1. (archaic) assembly of military personnel.
  2. military affairs, as military service, defence matters, etc.
  3. (historical) (พระ~) governmental department responsible for military affairs; chief of this department.
  4. (กระทรวง~) ministry of defence.

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • สภากลาโหม
  • สมุหพระกลาโหม
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