ข้าแผ่นดิน(kâa pàen din)
Meanings
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subject; servant of the realm; civil servant (formal)
A person under the monarch’s rule; a humble self-reference meaning a loyal subject. In modern usage, also used for a 'servant of the realm,' i.e., a civil servant or state official.
Examples
คุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòopaternal grandfather; father's fatherของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineรับราชการráp râat-chá-gaanรับราชการráp râat-chá-gaan[to] serve in government; be a civil servantเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsข้าแผ่นดินkâa pàen dinข้าแผ่นดินkâa pàen dinsubject; servant of the realm; civil servant (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wít1lifelong2throughout one's life; for lifeด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความภาคภูมิใจkwaam phâak poom jaiความภาคภูมิใจkwaam phâak poom jai1pride; sense of pride2source/point of pride
My grandfather served as a servant of the realm his whole life with pride.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ข้าขอบขัณฑสีมาkâa kòp kăn-tá-sĕe-maaข้าขอบขัณฑสีมาkâa kòp kăn-tá-sĕe-maasubjects of a kingdom; citizenry
subjects of a kingdom; citizenry
ข้าขอบkâa kòpข้าขอบkâa kòpsubject; vassal (archaic/literary)
subject; vassal (archaic/literary)
ไพร่ฟ้าข้าแผ่นดินprâi fáa kâa pàen-dinไพร่ฟ้าข้าแผ่นดินprâi fáa kâa pàen-dinsubjects; common people
subjects; common people
Word Breakdown
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ข้าแผ่นดินkâa pàen dinข้าแผ่นดินkâa pàen dinsubject; servant of the realm; civil servant (formal)