พ่อขุน(pô kŭn)
Meanings
1NounC2
ancient Thai royal title; king
a historical Thai title for a sovereign ruler, especially in the Sukhothai era, connoting a paternal, benevolent kingship
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofสุโขทัยsù-kŏh-taiสุโขทัยsù-kŏh-tai1Sukhothai Province2Sukhothai Kingdom/Capital3Sukhothai city (Mueang Sukhothai)กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)สถานะsà-tăa-náสถานะsà-tăa-ná1status; standing2state; conditionเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพ่อขุนpô kŭnพ่อขุนpô kŭn1ancient Thai royal title; king2royal style before a nameซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationปกครองbpòk krongปกครองbpòk krong1[to] govern; rule2[to] administer; oversee3governance; administrationประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
In the Sukhothai era, the king held the status of 'Pho Khun', ruling the people as a father cares for his children.
2NounC2
royal style before a name
the honorific used before the names of certain Sukhothai kings (e.g., พ่อขุนรามคำแหงพ่อขุนรามคำแหงpôr kŭn raam kam-hăengKing Ramkhamhaeng the Great)
Examples
นักเรียนไทยnák riian taiนักเรียนไทยnák riian taiThai studentทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนรู้จักkon róo-jàkคนรู้จักkon róo-jàkacquaintanceวีรกรรมwee-rá-gamวีรกรรมwee-rá-gamheroic deed; act of braveryของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราชpôr kŭn raam kam-hăeng má-hăa-râatพ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราชpôr kŭn raam kam-hăeng má-hăa-râatKing Ramkhamhaeng the Great (Sukhothai)
Every Thai student knows about the great deeds of Pho Khun Ramkhamhaeng the Great.
Word Breakdown
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พ่อขุนpô kŭnพ่อขุนpô kŭnancient Thai royal title; king