C2 Thai words
Specialized and rare vocabulary for deep reading and expert fluency.
territory of the Archdiocese of Bangkok
linguistic anthropology; anthropology of language; anthropological linguistics
Royal medical formulary of King Narai
raking light inspection; oblique/grazing illumination
attainment of jhāna (meditative absorption)
allusive implication; indirect reference
royal/literary: necklace
[to] decide (royal); make up [sb]'s mind (royal)
troop deployment; dispatching an army
clairvoyance; extrasensory knowledge
the Nabataeans (ancient Arab people)
how ...! (exclamatory, literary)
contemplation/reflection on the Dhamma
histone; histone protein
aldol addition
nucleophile; electron‑pair donor
Cnidaria (animal phylum)
persevering effort; diligent persistence
royal karmic consort
epithet of Sāriputta (“Marshal/General of the Dhamma”)
Palace Law (traditional Thai royal court code)
asubha meditation; foulness contemplation
practice of vipassanā (insight meditation)
Indraditya; used in ศรีอินทราทิตย์ (first king of Sukhothai)
gravitational potential
celestial mechanics
karmic destiny; fated affinity
linguistic model
a Noble Truth (Buddhism)
[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (the Buddha’s first sermon)
worldly conditions (Buddhist)
hydroxylation (addition of –OH)
dephosphorylation
flawless (gem clarity)
royal customs/traditions and court protocol
perseverance; tenacity
enthalpy (H)
enlightened realization (Buddhist)
ultimate reality/truth (Buddhist/philosophy)
thermal path/channel
[to] swear an oath of allegiance (by drinking lustral water)
medical physics
sievert (Sv)
carboxyl group (-COOH)
lone pair (of electrons)
isoform
reduction (medicine, orthopedics)
RNA sequencing technology (RNA-seq)
kasina (meditation object)
preparatory sign (initial meditation image)
paraprotein; M-protein
clay/ceramic whistle (ocarina-like)
Thai oboe used at gambling houses
[royal] [to] pass by/through
royal evening banquet; state dinner
royal visit/journey; royal appearance
impermanence (Buddhist concept)
Somdet Phra Mahitalathibet (royal title)
Adulyadej Vikrom (royal epithet)
[to] elevate a royal rank or title
phosphodiester group
polymerase enzyme (nucleic-acid–synthesizing enzyme)
DNA polymerase
DNA polymerase (enzyme)
RNA polymerase (enzyme)
restoration; renovation (formal)
phenomena; constituent elements of reality (Buddhist)
royal ceremonial paraphernalia
royal household official; official in the monarch’s personal service
advent; appearance (honorific/literary)
the Buddha’s wisdom attribute
military unit organization; TO&E
functional (math)
prebiotic (before origin of life)
discontinuity (technical)
Sāvatthī (ancient city)
face; countenance (formal/literary)
exquisitely beautiful; surpassingly lovely
great aeon; great kalpa (Buddhist cosmology)
tritone substitution (technique)
eccentricity (geometry/astronomy)
tributary state; vassal state
the Four Heavenly Kings
lead compensator (control systems)
recession; moving apart (technical)
specificity (science/medicine)
polysaccharide
coordination compound; coordination complex
nickel carbonyl; Ni(CO)4
fifth column
royal appearance/audience
the Great Renunciation/Going Forth
royal decision-making
[to] perfume [sth] with aromatic smoke/vapor (traditional fumigation)
deified king; god-king
steady-state condition (technical)
supremely revered; exalted (esp. of the monarch)
[to] deconstruct (theory/criticism)
accession to the throne (royal/formal)