คิง

king

Meanings

1NounA2

king (male monarch)

A male monarch; the man who rules a kingdom, usually by hereditary right.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableคิงkingคิงking1king (male monarch)2king (chess piece)3king-size (loanword use)อาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
In the fairy tale, the king lives in a big castle.
2NounA2

king (chess piece)

The key chess piece that moves one square in any direction (with castling as an exception) and must be protected from checkmate.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หมากรุกmàak rúkหมากรุกmàak rúk1chess; makruk (Thai chess)2Thai chess (makruk)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)คิงkingคิงking1king (male monarch)2king (chess piece)3king-size (loanword use)สำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
In chess, the king piece is the most important.
3AdjectiveB1

king-size (loanword use)

Used in product names to indicate a larger size (e.g., เตียงคิงไซซ์ ‘king-size bed’).

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากได้yàak dâiอยากได้yàak dâi[to] want (to have); would like (to get)เตียงdtiangเตียงdtiang1bed (furniture)2hospital bed/capacity3CLF: beds; bed-like platformsขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent ofคิงไซซ์king sáiคิงไซซ์king sái1king-size; extra-large2a king-size item (especially a bed)
I want a king-size bed.

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