พระเดช
prá-dàyt
Meanings
1NounC1
royal power; power to punish
Formal: the might or authority of a monarch, especially the power to command and punish. Often contrasted with พระคุณพระคุณprá-kun1favor; kindness; grace (hon.)2Your Reverence; Your Grace (hon.) (benevolence or grace).
Examples
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)ข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanroyal attendants; courtiersต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be differentเกรงกลัวgreng gluuaเกรงกลัวgreng gluua[to] fear; be afraid of; be in awe ofในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระเดชprá-dàytพระเดชprá-dàytroyal power; power to punishของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระองค์prá ongพระองค์prá ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5royal person/body (hon.)
The royal court officials were in awe of His Majesty's might.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระเดชprá-dàytพระเดชprá-dàytroyal power; power to punish