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| หลวง luaangR |  |
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| 1. | [is] royal; of the court; superior; official; great |
| 2. | state (pertaining to the government) |
| 3. | [a conferred title or rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility being the second of a series of five conferred ranks: ขุน  (Khun), Luang,  พระ (Phra), พระยา (Phraya), เจ้าพระยา (Chao Phraya)] |
| 4. | title of respect shown to elderly relatives while in the Buddhist monkhood |
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| Phonemic Thai | หฺลวง |
| IPA | lǔːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | luang |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] royal; of the court; superior; official; great | ||
| examples | เมืองหลวง | meuuangM luaangR | capital city |
| ทางหลวง | thaangM luaangR | highway; public roads | |
| ข้าหลวง | khaaF luaangR | governor | |
| ถนนหลวง | thaL nohnR luaangR | public thoroughfare | |
| ในหลวง | naiM luaangR | informally referring to a king, the King of Thailand | |
| สนามหลวง | saL naamR luaangR | Sanam Luang, the area of the Grand Palace in Bangkok | |
| ตำรวจหลวง | dtamM ruaatL luaangR | the sergeants at arms in attendance at the royal palace | |
| พันปีหลวง | phanM bpeeM luaangR | queen dowager | |
| เมียหลวง | miiaM luaangR | a man's first wife | |
| นครหลวง | naH khaawnM luaangR | capital city | |
| การรถไฟหลวง | gaanM rohtH faiM luaangR | the Royal State Railways of Thailand | |
| หลวงพ่อ | luaangR phaawF | [honorific for a high ranking monk] | |
| ไพร่หลวง | phraiF luaangR | indentured royal guard | |
| ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง | chaawF raatF bangM luaangR | [is] corrupt (in a government position); to embezzle; peculate; swindle | |
| รถไฟหลวง | rohtH faiM luaangR | the Royal State Railways of Thailand | |
| พระอารามหลวง | phraH aaM raamM luaangR | royal temple; temple under royal auspices | |
| ใหญ่หลวง | yaiL luaangR | [is] great; enormous; major | |
| คุ้มหลวงลำพูน | khoomH luaangR lamM phuunM | [Northern Dialect] palace or stately house | |
| อัศวินสระหลวง | atL saL winM saL luaangR | Knights of the Royal Pool (nickname for the Pichit football team) | |
| เรือนหลวง | reuuanM luaangR | palace | |
| หลวงพี่ | luaangR pheeF | [honorific title for a respected monk who is somewhat older that the speaker] | |
| ตลกหลวง | dtaL lohkL luaangR | royal jester; court jester | |
| ฝนหลวง | fohnR luaangR | artificial rain (as sponsored by the King); royally developed cloud seeding | |
| ผึ้งหลวง | pheungF luaangR | giant honey bee Apis Dorsata | |
| เรือรบหลวง | reuuaM rohpH luaangR | Thai naval vessel; His Thai Majesty's Ship | |
| sample sentences | |||
วัดหลวงที่สร้างขึ้นใหม่เกือบทั้งวัดเพื่อเชิดหน้าชูตาวังหลวง ย่อมถือเป็นเกียรติยศของแผ่นดิน watH luaangR theeF saangF kheunF maiL geuuapL thangH watH pheuuaF cheertF naaF chuuM dtaaM wangM luaangR yaawmF theuuR bpenM giiatL dtiL yohtH khaawngR phaenL dinM "The royal temple, which was almost completely reconstructed in order to enhance the glory of the royal palace, is considered to be a highly prestigious monument for the Kingdom." | |||
| as a prefix | หลวงปู่ | luaangR bpuuL | a revered monk |
| หลวงพระบาง | luaangR phraH baangM | Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ); a city on the Mekong River in north-central Laos | |
| as a suffix | ชั่งหลวง | changF luaangR | standarad Thai catty (see ชั่ง ), equal to 600 grams |
| หาบหลวง | haapL luaangR | standard metric picul 擔, which is equal to 100 Chinese catties, or exactly 50 kg | |
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | state (pertaining to the government) | ||
| examples | ตำรวจทางหลวง | dtamM ruaatL thaangM luaangR | the highway patrol |
| โรงเรียนหลวง | ro:hngM riianM luaangR | public school | |
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| 3. [noun, proper noun, person, pronoun, formal] | |||
| definition | [a conferred title or rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility being the second of a series of five conferred ranks: ขุน (Khun), Luang, พระ (Phra), พระยา (Phraya), เจ้าพระยา (Chao Phraya)] | ||
| related words | ขุน | khoonR | [the lowest rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility: ขุน, หลวง (Luang), พระ (Phra), พระยา (Phraya), เจ้าพระยา (Chao Phraya)] a regional ruler in the time before Thailand came under one sovereignity; sovereign; leader; head; chieftian; overlord; suzerain |
| เจ้าพระยา | jaoF phraH yaaM | [the highest rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility: ขุน (Khun), หลวง (Luang), พระ (Phra), พระยา (Phraya) and Chao Phraya] | |
| พระ | phraH | [a title of ancient Thai civil nobility between พระยา (Phraya) and หลวง (Luang)] | |
| พระยา | phraH yaaM | [title of ancient Thai civil nobility nobility between พระ (Phra) and เจ้าพระยา (Chao Phraya)] | |
| ออก | aawkL | [an ancient prefix to an official's name (e.g. ออกหลวง )] | |
| example | หลวงตา | luaangR dtaaM | a term of familiar address for a senior monk, one who is the age of one's grandfather |
| 4. [noun, proper noun] | |||
| definition | title of respect shown to elderly relatives while in the Buddhist monkhood | ||
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