ราชทินนาม
râat-chá-tin-ná-naam
Meanings
1NounC1
royal title; bestowed name
A formal name or title given by a monarch to a government official or noble as a sign of honor.
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)พระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taan1[to] bestow (royally)2royally grantedราชทินนามrâat-chá-tin-ná-naamราชทินนามrâat-chá-tin-ná-naamroyal title; bestowed nameให้แก่hâi gàeให้แก่hâi gàeto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)ขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôpความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôp1merit; credit (for good deeds/service)2record of merit (for promotion/reward)
In the old days, the king would bestow a royal title upon nobles who had performed meritorious deeds.