เจ้าพระยา(jâo-prá-yaa)
Meanings
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Chao Phraya River (Thailand)
The principal river of Thailand that flows through central Thailand and Bangkok to the Gulf of Thailand.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)นั่งเรือnâng reuuaนั่งเรือnâng reuua[to] take a boat; [to] travel by boatข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmâe-náam jâo-prá-yaaแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmâe-náam jâo-prá-yaaChao Phraya River (Thailand)
I take a boat across the Chao Phraya River.
2NounB2
Chao Phraya (noble title)
A very high-ranking noble title in historical Siam/Thailand, just below royalty.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaaสมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya period (Thai history)2Ayutthaya-era; from the Ayutthaya periodขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเลื่อนlêuuanเลื่อนlêuuan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] postpone; delay3[to] be promoted; advance4[to] scroll5[to] shift; move (time/place)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaaเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaa1Chao Phraya River (Thailand)2Chao Phraya (noble title)3a person of great power (figurative, archaic)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoยศyótยศyót1prestige; honor; high standing2rank; title (official status)สูงสุดsŏong sùtสูงสุดsŏong sùt1supreme (title/position)2highest; maximum; supreme3at most; at the highestรองจากrong jàakรองจากrong jàaknext after; second toพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)
In the Ayutthaya period, a noble promoted to Chao Phraya held the highest rank below the king.
3NounC1
a person of great power (figurative, archaic)
Figurative or archaic use referring to a very powerful or eminent person.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วงการwong gaanวงการwong gaanfield; industry; circle; communityนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuuขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuu1famous; renowned; noted (often for ...)2[to] be renowned (for sth); be known as3[to] register [sth] in [sb]'s name; be listed under [sb]4as is known as ...; given that ... is famedว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaaเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaa1Chao Phraya River (Thailand)2Chao Phraya (noble title)3a person of great power (figurative, archaic)ผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-ponผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-pon1influential person; powerful figure2local strongman; underworld figureชี้chéeชี้chée1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] designate; specify; assign4[to] point out; highlightเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsชี้chéeชี้chée1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] designate; specify; assign4[to] point out; highlightตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèk1project (work/assignment)2project (informal endeavor/side project)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
In this field, he’s known as a ‘Chao Phraya,’ someone powerful enough to decide the fate of projects.
Word Breakdown
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เจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaaเจ้าพระยาjâo-prá-yaaChao Phraya River (Thailand)