คทา(ká-taa)
Meanings
1NounB2
scepter; ceremonial staff
A scepter or ceremonial staff symbolizing authority or power, carried by royalty, deities, or officials in rituals, processions, or iconography.
Examples
พระราชาprá raa-chaaพระราชาprá raa-chaa1king2His Majesty (title/reference)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5[royal] honorific prefix; royal auxiliaryถือคทาtĕu ká-taaถือคทาtĕu ká-taa1[to] hold a scepter; carry a ceremonial staff2[to] rule; wield authority (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lák1symbol; emblem2character/sign (e.g., %, @, ⌘)3icon; pictogramแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatroyal authority; monarch’s powersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การปกครองgaan bpòk-krongการปกครองgaan bpòk-krong1governance; government; administration; rule2form of government; regime
The king holds a scepter as a symbol of his royal authority to rule.
2NounC1
mace (ceremonial/ritual)
A ceremonial mace used as an emblem of office or authority, distinct from a weaponized mace.
Examples
อธิการบดีà-tí-gaan-bò-deeอธิการบดีà-tí-gaan-bò-deeuniversity president; rectorจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถือคทาtĕu ká-taaถือคทาtĕu ká-taa1[to] hold a scepter; carry a ceremonial staff2[to] rule; wield authority (figurative)ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)จำตำแหน่งjam dtam-nàengจำตำแหน่งjam dtam-nàeng1[to] remember a position/location2[to] remember one’s assigned position/roleนำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useขบวนkà-buuanขบวนkà-buuan1procession; parade; convoy2train (set)3method; process [formal]4classifier: trains (by set); processions; grouped vehiclesบัณฑิตban-dìtบัณฑิตban-dìt1graduate2scholar; virtuous personในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolประสาทbprà-sàatประสาทbprà-sàat1nerve; nervous tissue2neural; nervous3crazy; unhinged (colloquial, derog.)ปริญญาbpà-rin-yaaปริญญาbpà-rin-yaadegree (academic)
The university rector will carry the ceremonial mace to lead the procession of graduates in the commencement ceremony.