เจ้านคร(jâo ná-kon)

Meanings

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ruler of a principality

A sovereign or hereditary ruler of a city-state or small principality in historical contexts (e.g., Lanna).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofล้านนาláan-naaล้านนาláan-naa1Lanna (historic kingdom/region)2Lanna (relating to Lanna culture/language/style)เจ้านครjâo ná-konเจ้านครjâo ná-konruler of a principalityมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอำนาจปกครองam-nâat bpòk-krongอำนาจปกครองam-nâat bpòk-kronggoverning authority; jurisdictionเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaและláeและláeand (coordinating)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ส่วยsùuaiส่วยsùuai1tribute in kind; corvée replacement2kickback; illicit protection moneyอากรaa-gonอากรaa-gon1levy; duty; government fee2stamp duty
In the Lanna era, the city-state ruler had the authority to govern the city and collect taxes.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)Part 1
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นครná-konนครná-kon1large city (formal/literary)2prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)Part 2
เจ้านครjâo ná-konเจ้านครjâo ná-konruler of a principality