ยุพราช(yúp-pá-râat)
Meanings
1NounC1
crown prince; heir apparent
A crown prince or the heir apparent to the throne (royal vocabulary)
Examples
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ทรงสถาปนาsong sà-tăa-bpà-naaทรงสถาปนาsong sà-tăa-bpà-naa1[to] establish/found (by a monarch)2[to] elevate/invest [sb] with rank/title (royal)พระราชโอรสprá-râat-chá-oh-rótพระราชโอรสprá-râat-chá-oh-rótroyal son; prince (son of the king/queen)องค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)โตขึ้นdtoo kûenโตขึ้นdtoo kûen1[to] grow up; become more mature2[to] get bigger; increase in size/scaleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระยุพราชprá yúp-pá-râatพระยุพราชprá yúp-pá-râatCrown Prince; heir apparent
The king invested his eldest royal son as the crown prince.