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พระราชบัญญัติ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From พระราช (prá-râat-chá, a prefix to nouns concerning a royal person, literally holy and royal) +‎ บัญญัติ (ban-yàt, definition, determination; prescript, prescription). Compare Khmer ព្រះរាជបញ្ញត្តិ (preăhréachbânhnhôttĕ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพระราชบัญญัติ
b r a r ā d͡ʑ ɓ ạ ɲ ɲ ạ t i
Phonemic
พฺระ-ราด-ชะ-บัน-หฺยัด
b ̥ r a – r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – ɓ ạ n – h ̥ y ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonprá-râat-chá-ban-yàt
Royal Institutephra-rat-cha-ban-yat
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰra˦˥.raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.ban˧.jat̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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พระราชบัญญัติ (prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt) (classifier ฉบับ)

  1. (archaic) law, regulation, command, or edict given by a royal person.
  2. (Thailand law) act of parliament, probably first used on 27 June 1932 when an interim charter was enacted following the overthrow of the absolute monarchy. Abbreviation: พ.ร.บ. (pɔɔ-rɔɔ-bɔɔ).
  3. act of parliament in a monarchical country; that in a republic or other state than a monarchy is called รัฐบัญญัติ (rát-tà-ban-yàt).
  4. (biblical) law or regulation given by the God.
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Proper noun

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พระราชบัญญัติ (prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt)

  1. (biblical) Deuteronomy: the fifth book of the Old Testament.