ราษฎร์(râat)
Meanings
1NounB1
the people; citizens
The general public or common people of a state, as opposed to the monarch or the government.
Examples
โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierราษฎร์râatราษฎร์râat1the people; citizens2civilian; of the peopleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำสะอาดnáam sà-àatน้ำสะอาดnáam sà-àatclean waterใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]
This project helps the people have clean water.
2AdjectiveB2
civilian; of the people
Used attributively to indicate relation to the people or civilians (e.g., public welfare, civilian sector), as opposed to royal or state.
Examples
โรงพยาบาลราษฎร์rohng-pá-yaa-baan râatโรงพยาบาลราษฎร์rohng-pá-yaa-baan râatprivate hospitalแห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceคนทั่วไปkon tûua bpaiคนทั่วไปkon tûua bpai1the general public; ordinary people2an ordinary/average person; laypersonด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toค่ารักษาkâa rák-săaค่ารักษาkâa rák-săamedical expensesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่แพงmâi paengไม่แพงmâi paenginexpensive; cheap
This civilian hospital takes care of the public with affordable fees.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
- the public; the people (citizens of a country)
- citizenry (collective)
- classifier: คน
พลเมืองpon meuuangพลเมืองpon meuuang1citizen2civilian; citizen (public member)
- citizen
- civilian; citizen (public member)
พลเรือนpon reuuanพลเรือนpon reuuan1civilian (person)2civilian; non-military
- civilian (person)
- civilian; non-military
อาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râatอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râat1subjects; populace under a sovereign2the populace of a state
- subjects; populace under a sovereign
- the populace of a state