ช่างหลวง(châang lŭuang)
Meanings
1NounC1
royal artisan; court craftsman
a skilled craftsperson or artist in royal service, producing works for the monarch or royal court (e.g., architecture, decorative arts)
Examples
ลวดลายแกะสลักlûuat-laai gàe-sà-làkลวดลายแกะสลักlûuat-laai gàe-sà-làkcarved design; carvingอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)งดงามngót ngaamงดงามngót ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsพระที่นั่งprá têe nângพระที่นั่งprá têe nâng1royal pavilion/hall; royal residence (honorific)2royal throne; royal seat (honorific)3royal conveyance; palanquin (archaic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฝีมือfĕe meuฝีมือfĕe meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3culprit’s handiwork (fig.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsช่างหลวงchâang lŭuangช่างหลวงchâang lŭuang1royal artisan; court craftsman2government craftsman (archaic)
The beautiful carvings on the royal barge are the work of royal craftsmen.
2NounC1
government craftsman (archaic)
a craftsperson employed by the state/royal government; older usage reflecting หลวงหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king/state2state; public; official3honorific for monks/holy objects4venerable monk (colloq.) meaning 'of the state' or 'royal'
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightซ่อมแซมsôm saemซ่อมแซมsôm saem1[to] repair; fix2[to] renovate; restore3[to] patch up; make minor repairsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameช่างหลวงchâang lŭuangช่างหลวงchâang lŭuang1royal artisan; court craftsman2government craftsman (archaic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerจัดการjàt gaanจัดการjàt gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organize3[to] take care of; fix (informal)
In the old days, if a government building needed repairs, they would summon a state craftsman to handle it.
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ช่างหลวงchâang lŭuangช่างหลวงchâang lŭuangroyal artisan; court craftsman