ราชาศัพท์(raa-chaa-sàp)
Meanings
1NounC1
royal register; royal vocabulary
The specialized Thai register used when addressing or referring to the monarch and members of the royal family, including honorific pronouns, verbs, nouns, and set expressions.
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการใช้ราชาศัพท์gaan chái raa-chaa-sàpการใช้ราชาศัพท์gaan chái raa-chaa-sàpuse of royal languageในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องเรียนภาษาhông riian paa-săaห้องเรียนภาษาhông riian paa-săalanguage classroomไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
The students are learning about the use of the royal register in their Thai class.
2NounC1
a royal term
A word or expression that belongs to the royal register.
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เสวยsà-wĕoiเสวยsà-wĕoi1[to] eat; drink (royal/archaic)2[to] enjoy; partake of (honorific set phrases)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàpราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàp1royal register; royal vocabulary2a royal termของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
The students are learning that the word 'sawoei' is the royal term for the word 'to eat'.
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ราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàpราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàproyal register; royal vocabulary