พระราชชนนี(prá-râat-chá-chon-ná-nee)
Meanings
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queen mother; the king's mother
The mother of the king; often rendered 'Queen Mother'. (Royal term: ราชาศัพท์ราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàp1royal register; royal vocabulary2a royal term)
Examples
สมเด็จพระพันปีหลวงsŏm-dèt prá pan bpee lŭuangสมเด็จพระพันปีหลวงsŏm-dèt prá pan bpee lŭuangthe Queen Mother of Thailand (royal title)ทรงเป็นsong bpenทรงเป็นsong bpen[to] be; serve as (royal language)พระราชชนนีprá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeพระราชชนนีprá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neequeen mother; the king's motherในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭuaพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭua1His Majesty the King (Thailand)2the King (honorific reference)รัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current time
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother is the mother of the current king.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พระราชมารดาprá-râat-chá-maan-daaพระราชมารดาprá-râat-chá-maan-daathe king’s mother; Queen Mother (royal term)
the king’s mother; Queen Mother (royal term)
บรมราชชนนีbò-rom-má-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeบรมราชชนนีbò-rom-má-râat-chá-chon-ná-neethe king’s mother; Queen/Princess Mother
the king’s mother; Queen/Princess Mother
สมเด็จพระราชชนนีsŏm-dèt prá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeสมเด็จพระราชชนนีsŏm-dèt prá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeQueen Mother; Princess Mother
Queen Mother; Princess Mother
พระบรมราชชนนีprá-bò-rom-má-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeพระบรมราชชนนีprá-bò-rom-má-râat-chá-chon-ná-neethe Queen Mother; the king's mother (royal/formal term)
the Queen Mother; the king's mother (royal/formal term)
พระพันปีprá-pan-bpeeพระพันปีprá-pan-bpeeQueen Mother (Thai title)
Queen Mother (Thai title)
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระราชชนนีprá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neeพระราชชนนีprá-râat-chá-chon-ná-neequeen mother; the king's mother