พระยา
prá-yaa
Meanings
1NounB2
noble title (historical Siam/Thailand)
a high-ranking noble title in historical Siam/Thailand, typically granted to senior officials, governors, or lords
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialที่ทำtêe tamที่ทำtêe tamthat/which (someone) did/madeความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôpความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôp1merit; credit (for good deeds/service)2record of merit (for promotion/reward)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taan1[to] bestow (royally)2royally grantedบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàkบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàknoble/official rank or titleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระยาprá-yaaพระยาprá-yaa1noble title (historical Siam/Thailand)2honorific for a high official (historical/literary)3title in personal names (historical)
In the old days, noblemen who performed meritorious deeds would be royally bestowed the title of Phraya.
2NounC1
honorific for a high official (historical/literary)
a respectful form of address or reference to a man of high rank in historical or literary contexts
Examples
บ่าวbàaoบ่าวbàao1servant; retainer (archaic/lit.)2bridegroom (Isan/Northern)3young man; lad (dialectal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)พระยาprá-yaaพระยาprá-yaa1noble title (historical Siam/Thailand)2honorific for a high official (historical/literary)3title in personal names (historical)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitขอรับkŏr-rápขอรับkŏr-ráp1[polite particle (male speech; formal/royal)]2yes, sir / certainly (polite reply)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแขกkàekแขกkàek1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I will go inform the Phraya that the guest has arrived, sir.
3NounC1
title in personal names (historical)
used as a component in the formal title of certain historical figures (e.g., พระยาศรีสุริยวงศ์)
Examples
พระยารัษฎานุประดิษฐ์มหิศรภักดีprá-yaa rát-sà-daa-nú-bprà-dìt má-hì-sŏn-pák-deeพระยารัษฎานุประดิษฐ์มหิศรภักดีprá-yaa rát-sà-daa-nú-bprà-dìt má-hì-sŏn-pák-deePhraya Ratsadanupradit Mahison Phakdi; Thai noble and governor of Trangมีบทบาทmee bòt-bàatมีบทบาทmee bòt-bàat[to] have a role; [to] play a partสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiThai history
Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi played an important role in Thai history.
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระยาprá-yaaพระยาprá-yaanoble title (historical Siam/Thailand)