พระร่วง(prá rûang)
Meanings
1Proper nounC1
Phra Ruang (Sukhothai royal title)
an honorific/title associated with kings of the Sukhothai Kingdom, especially King Ramkhamhaeng; also used for the Phra Ruang dynasty.
Examples
กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)แห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsอาณาจักรสุโขทัยaa-naa-jàk sù-kŏh-taiอาณาจักรสุโขทัยaa-naa-jàk sù-kŏh-taiSukhothai Kingdom (historic Thai kingdom)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การถวายพระนามgaan tà-wăai prá naamการถวายพระนามgaan tà-wăai prá naamroyal naming; bestowal of a royal nameว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพระร่วงprá rûangพระร่วงprá rûang1Phra Ruang (Sukhothai royal title)2Phra Ruang (folkloric figure)3Phra Ruang amulet
The kings of the Sukhothai Kingdom were given the honorific title 'Phra Ruang'.
2Proper nounC1
Phra Ruang (folkloric figure)
a legendary or folkloric hero in Thai tales bearing the name Phra Ruang.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutพระร่วงprá rûangพระร่วงprá rûang1Phra Ruang (Sukhothai royal title)2Phra Ruang (folkloric figure)3Phra Ruang amuletเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาจาwaa-jaaวาจาwaa-jaa1speech; words2manner of speakingสิทธิ์sìtสิทธิ์sìt1right; entitlement2authorization; permissions (access rights)และláeและláeand (coordinating)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentปราบbpràapปราบbpràap1[to] suppress; quell2[to] subdue; bring under control3[to] tame; pacifyจระเข้jor-rá-kâeจระเข้jor-rá-kâe1crocodile (animal)2cunning/predatory person (figurative)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Children enjoy listening to tales about Phra Ruang because he had a sacred voice and could subdue crocodiles.
3NounC1
Phra Ruang amulet
a well-known category of Thai Buddha amulets linked to Sukhothai/Lopburi traditions, often featuring a standing Buddha form.
Examples
คุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòopaternal grandfather; father's fatherของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระร่วงprá rûangพระร่วงprá rûang1Phra Ruang (Sukhothai royal title)2Phra Ruang (folkloric figure)3Phra Ruang amuletอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainองค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)แขวนkwăenแขวนkwăen1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelve3[to] hang (execute)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคอkoคอko1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; -lover (as suffix)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-konความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon1auspiciousness2auspicious benefit; good fortune
My grandfather has a Phra Ruang amulet; he wears it around his neck for good fortune.
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระร่วงprá rûangพระร่วงprá rûangPhra Ruang (Sukhothai royal title)