C2 Thai words
Specialized and rare vocabulary for deep reading and expert fluency.
agitation; panic; haste [literary]
[to] respectfully invoke the Guru/teacher’s name [religious]
office/rank of the Mahasenabodi (Grand Minister; historical)
craving for non-existence (Buddhism)
official/royal duties; formal tasks
asymmetric (math/logic)
fibrocartilage; tough collagen-rich cartilage resisting compression, shear, and tension
[to] explain the Four Noble Truths in tandem (with …)
(literary) twilight; dawn; meeting of day and night
fluorescent signal
[to] perform reverse transcription
[to] be ill (royal)
darwin (unit)
fibrosis (tissue scarring)
[to] put on/wear [royal attire]
[to] lead/guide all beings (toward liberation) (Buddhist/poetic)
splendid attire; elegant finery (formal/poetic)
royal initials/monogram letters
computed by the Royal Court Astrologer(s) (calendar label)
royal father of the reigning monarch
the Queen Mother; the king's mother (royal/formal term)
engine valve–piston interference
[to] compose with exquisite care
for praising the Sun (Surya)
“I’m coming!” (Japanese; sexual exclamation)
[to] order the executioner (to execute [sb])
attainment of jhāna; meditative absorption
craving for (continued) existence; desire to become
Buddhism: āsava; taints/mental outflows
[to] cling to existence (Buddhist)
realms of happy rebirth
Tuber (fungal genus)
[to] venerate the guardian tiger
[royal] [to] confiscate/expropriate as royal property
a panegyric praising royal wisdom and abilities
collective title for past great kings
King Naresuan the Great (Ayutthaya)
the Ashtadhyayi (Panini’s grammar treatise)
ceremony where royal scholars chant praises to the King
[to] pour out; shed (royal)
libation with oath-taking ritual
emergency decree (Thai law)
[to] practice the perfections (pāramī)
main wing rib (aircraft)
Visuddhimagga (The Path of Purification)
[to] hide [sth]/[sb]; keep secret
Thai royal title (Krom Phra rank)
Tandava (Shiva’s cosmic dance)
like many clusters of flowers
many blossoms in full bloom (literal)
fan (literary/archaic)
[to] thread/stitch a talapat fan
the King’s Principal Private Secretary (Thailand)
honorific: the King’s royal feet; by extension, His Majesty’s presence
metaethics (branch of philosophy)
metaethics; the philosophical study of the nature of ethical thought.
Great Man (Buddhist: mahāpurisa)
the whole world; all under heaven (poetic)
the king’s younger sibling (royal style)
scribe; writer (archaic)
a regional name for a vine; its climbing stem
alpha (Omegaverse/fandom)
[to] wander; roam
silver ceremonial tiered umbrella; silver chatra
the Five Royal Regalia of Thailand
tiered ceremonial umbrella held as a royal canopy
the Royal Nine-tiered White Umbrella of State
proteomics; large-scale study of proteins
metabolomics; comprehensive study of metabolites
trimethylamine (TMA)
critical implication; critical import
boron trifluoride (BF3)
chlorine trifluoride (ClF₃)
dehydrohalogenation; removal of hydrogen halide (HX) from an organic molecule
[to] demarcate a temple sīmā boundary
royal grace; royal protection
the monarch’s benevolent protection; under the king's grace
highest-class royal ecclesiastical title (monk)
[to] have an audience with the King (royal register)
Phraya Surasakmontri; a historical Thai noble title and royally bestowed name.
metabolic pathway
Phra Thinang Sutthaisawan Prasat; a royal throne hall in the Grand Palace, Bangkok.
aromatic molecule
[to] extol and uphold His Majesty’s prestige
[to] extol His Majesty’s virtues and merits
[to] appear; become manifest (of the Three Worlds/Traiphum)
here-and-now blissful abiding (Buddhist concept)
dust at the royal feet (royal term)
royal elephant mount
father (archaic; learned)
formless meditative absorption; immaterial jhāna
panegyric extolling a monarch’s wisdom and ability
ease; happiness (Buddhist/learned)
royal white elephant (proper name)
a historical proper name (royal white elephant)
auspicious elephant characteristics
Bernoulli-type; of Bernoulli type
sidereal period (astronomy)
Thai classical poetic form (chan verse)
chemical kinetics