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Noun

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ราช (rāja)

  1. Thai script form of rāja, which is vocative singular of ราชนฺ (rājan, king)
  2. Thai script form of rāja, which is combining form of ราชนฺ (rājan, king)

Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer រាជ (rāja), រាជ្ជ (rājja), រាច (rāca), រជ (raja, king, prince, paramount chief; royal, sovereign, paramount), from Sanskrit राज (rāja, idem) or Pali rāja (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer រាជ (riəc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicราช
r ā d͡ʑ
Phonemic
ราด
r ā ɗ
[bound form]
ราด-ชะ-
r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a –
RomanizationPaiboonrâatrâat-chá-
Royal Instituteratrat-cha-
(standard) IPA(key)/raːt̚˥˩/(R)/raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥./
Homophones

Noun

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ราช (râat)

  1. king: male monarch or sovereign.
    นาคราช
    nâak-ká râat
    King of serpents
    มหาราช
    má-hǎa râat
    High king
  2. (elegant) chief, lord, master, especially male one.
    สังฆราช
    sǎng-ká râat
    High priest; patriarch ― (literally) Chief of monastic order
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Adjective

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ราช (râat)

  1. royal.
    ราชโองการ
    râat-chá oong-gaan
    Royal command
    ราชรถ
    râat-chá rót
    Royal chariot
    ราชสมบัติ
    râat-chá sǒm-bàt
    Kingship ― (literally) Royal property
    ราชวงศ์ญี่ปุ่น
    râat-chá wong yîi-bpùn
    Imperial house of Japan

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