คำราชาศัพท์(kam raa-chaa-sàp)
Meanings
1NounC1
royal vocabulary; royal register (Thai)
The set of Thai words and forms used when speaking to or about the king and members of the royal family.
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàpคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàp1royal vocabulary; royal register (Thai)2a royal-register termในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa tai1Thai language (subject)2Thai class/courseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
Most Thai people learn about the royal vocabulary in their Thai language class at school.
2NounC1
a royal-register term
An individual word or expression from the Thai royal register used for a specific object, person, or action.
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพระเนตรprá nâetพระเนตรprá nâetroyal eye(s); royal gazeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàpคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàp1royal vocabulary; royal register (Thai)2a royal-register termของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)
The students are learning that 'phra net' is the royal term for the word 'eye'.
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คำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàpคำราชาศัพท์kam raa-chaa-sàproyal vocabulary; royal register (Thai)