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Khunying
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Thai honorifics.
Thanphuying and khunying
Thanphuying (ท่านผู้หญิง/tʰâːnpʰûː.jǐŋ/) and khunying (คุณหญิง/kʰūn.jǐŋ/) were originally titles for wives of nobles of chaophraya and phraya rank, respectively. Today they are used as titles for married/widowed female recipients of the Order of Chula Chom Klao. Those of the rank Dame Grand Commander and above use the title thanphuying, while others use khunying. Unmarried recipients use the title khun, which is the same word as § Khun (courtesy title) below.