วร(won)

Meanings

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excellent; noble; auspicious (prefix)

A formal or literary prefix from Pali/Sanskrit meaning excellent, noble, or auspicious. It is used to form compound words, often in royal, religious, or very formal contexts (e.g., วรกายวรกายwo-rá-gaaibody (royal term) 'royal body', วรชายา 'royal consort').

Examples

ภาพวาดpâap wâatภาพวาดpâap wâata drawing/painting (artwork)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕnแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕn1[to] show; demonstrate [sth]2[to] illustrate; make apparentพระวรกายprá wá-rá-gaaiพระวรกายprá wá-rá-gaairoyal body (His/Her Majesty's body)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)ในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3decoration; ornament4[to] wear (as adornment)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panroyal regalia (Thailand)
The painting in the museum depicts the royal body of a past king, adorned with the royal regalia.

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