เจ้าสำนัก(jâo săm-nák)

Meanings

1NounB2

head of an institution; master of a school

the head, master, or leader of an institution, agency, or school (such as a martial arts school or a philosophical school).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectเจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákเจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákhead of an institution; master of a schoolคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดเส้าหลินwát sâo-lĭnวัดเส้าหลินwát sâo-lĭnShaolin Temple
He is the current headmaster of the Shaolin Temple.

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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สำนักsăm-nákสำนักsăm-nák1office; bureau; agency2school; sect; tradition3residence; establishment; headquarters4conscience; sense of right and wrongPart 2
เจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákเจ้าสำนักjâo săm-nákhead of an institution; master of a school