พระนคร

prá-ná-kon

Meanings

1NounA2

Phra Nakhon District

a district (khet) of Bangkok on Rattanakosin Island

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเขตพระนครkèt prá-ná-konเขตพระนครkèt prá-ná-konPhra Nakhon District (Bangkok)
I live in Phra Nakhon district.
2NounB1

Phra Nakhon (historic name of Bangkok)

a historical/formal name for Bangkok; in modern use often refers to the old city area on Rattanakosin Island

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระนครprá-ná-konพระนครprá-ná-kon1Phra Nakhon District2royal capital; royal city3Phra Nakhon (historic name of Bangkok)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doความเป็นkwaam bpenความเป็นkwaam bpen1being; existence2identity; essence; inherent nature3state/quality of being (X)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back then
My friend likes taking photos of old buildings in Phra Nakhon because the atmosphere still reflects old-time Bangkok.
3NounB2

royal capital; royal city

a formal/literary term meaning ‘royal capital’ or ‘royal city’; historically used for capitals such as Ayutthaya and Bangkok

Examples

ราชทูตrâat-chá-tôotราชทูตrâat-chá-tôotroyal envoy; ambassadorเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâaoเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâao[to] arrive; [to] enterสู่พระนครsòo prá-ná-konสู่พระนครsòo prá-ná-konto the capital city; towards the royal capital (formal/literary)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)สาส์นsăanสาส์นsăanformal letter; missive (archaic/polite)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)
The royal envoy traveled into the royal capital to present a message to the king.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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นครná-konนครná-kon1large city (formal/literary)2prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)Part 2
พระนครprá-ná-konพระนครprá-ná-konPhra Nakhon District