มหาด(mà-hàat)
Meanings
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(Archaic) royal attendant; page
(Archaic) A person who serves the king closely; a royal attendant or page. This word is the root of มหาดเล็กมหาดเล็กmà-hàat lékroyal page; male attendant at the Thai court (royal page) and มหาดไทย (Ministry of Interior).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bor-rí-paanroyal attendants; courtiersที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotรับใช้ráp cháiรับใช้ráp chái1[to] serve; attend to [sb]2[to] serve (a master/royalty/state)3at your service; how can I help you?ใกล้ชิดglâi chítใกล้ชิดglâi chít1close; intimate (relationship)2close (physical proximity/contact)3[to] be close to; keep close contact withเบื้องพระยุคลบาทbêuuang prá-yú-kon-lá-bàatเบื้องพระยุคลบาทbêuuang prá-yú-kon-lá-bàatbefore the monarch; in the royal presenceจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถูกเรียกว่าtòok rîiak wâaถูกเรียกว่าtòok rîiak wâa[to] be called [sth]; [to] be known as [sth]มหาดmà-hàatมหาดmà-hàat(Archaic) royal attendant; page
In ancient times, royal attendants who served the king closely were called "mahat".