Thai

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Etymology

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From ปก (bpòk, to cover; to extend (over); etc) +‎ ครอง (krɔɔng, to maintain, to uphold; to own, to possess; to rule, to administer; etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปกครอง
p k g r ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
ปก-คฺรอง
p k – g ̥ r ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbpòk-krɔɔng
Royal Institutepok-khrong
(standard) IPA(key)/pok̚˨˩.kʰrɔːŋ˧/(R)

Verb

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ปกครอง (bpòk-krɔɔng) (abstract noun การปกครอง or ความปกครอง)

  1. to govern, to administer, to rule, to manage; to oversee, to supervise; to take care (of), to watch, to guard, to protect, to look (after).

Synonyms

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to govern

Noun

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ปกครอง (bpòk-krɔɔng)

  1. administration; control; supervision; care; protection.

Derived terms

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