ฐานันดร

Thai

Etymology

From Pali ṭhānantara (“appointment; office; place; position; etc.”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฐานันดร ʈʰ ā n ạ n ɗ r
Phonemic		ถา-นัน-ดอน tʰ ā – n ạ n – ɗ ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	tǎa-nan-dɔɔn
	Royal Institute	tha-nan-don
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaː˩˩˦.nan˧.dɔːn˧/(R)

Noun

ฐานันดร • (tǎa-nan-dɔɔn)

1. estate (political or social class, group, rank, standing, or status).

Derived terms

• ฐานันดรที่สาม (tǎa-nan-dɔɔn-tîi-sǎam, “commoners”, literally “third estate”)
• ฐานันดรที่สี่ (tǎa-nan-dɔɔn-tîi-sìi, “news media”, literally “fourth estate”)
• สภาฐานันดร (sà-paa-tǎa-nan-dɔɔn, “states general”, literally “assembly of estates”)