พระยา

From Old Khmer brañā, °brañā (“title of high-ranking official”), probably from bra (“an honorific for gods, priests, royal persons, etc, as well as for things and beings in connection with them”, literally “holy; sacred; divine; etc”) + ñā (“constituent of titles of the mandarinate”), an apheresis of ʼājñā (“authority, power; command, order; etc”), according to a proposal of Michel Ferlus in 2008.[1] Cognate with and re-borrowed as Modern Khmer ព្រះញា (prĕəhñiə).

พระยา • (prá-yaa)

1. (archaic) chief, lord, master, leader; ruler, administrator, person in authority, person in charge; person of dignity, person of rank, exalted person; monarch, sovereign; royal person; also used as an honorific.
2. (historical) the Thai noble rank above พระ (prá) and below เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa); holder of this rank.

• (noble ranks) บรรดาศักดิ์ (ban-daa-sàk); สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (sǒm-dèt-jâao-prá-yaa), เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa), พระยา (prá-yaa), พระ (prá), หลวง (lǔuang), ขุน (kǔn), หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn), พัน (pan), นาย (naai) ^{(Category: Thai noble ranks)}