สนม
sà-nŏm
Meanings
1NounC1
royal concubine; king's secondary wife
a woman in the royal court who is a secondary wife or consort of a king (historical/monarchical context)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiThai historyกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระมเหสีprá má-hăy-sĕeพระมเหสีprá má-hăy-sĕe1queen consort2Her Majesty the Queen (consort)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสนมsà-nŏmสนมsà-nŏmroyal concubine; king's secondary wifeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several people
In Thai history, kings had a queen and could have many royal consorts.