ข้าราชการ

kâa-râat-chá-gaan

Meanings

1NounB1

civil servant; government official

a career public official employed by the state, typically in a permanent position under the civil service system (as distinct from elected politicians or political appointees)

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นข้าราชการbpen kâa râat-chá-gaanเป็นข้าราชการbpen kâa râat-chá-gaan[to] be a civil servantทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
My father is a civil servant; he works at the district office.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)Part 1
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ราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalPart 2
ข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaanข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaancivil servant; government official