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ราษฎร

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, state, nation; people, citizen, subject; etc). Compare Pali raṭṭha, from which Thai รัฐ (rát) is derived. Cognate with Lao ຣາສດອນ (rāt dǭn).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicราษฎร
r ā ʂ ᶑ r
Phonemic
ราด-สะ-ดอน
r ā ɗ – s a – ɗ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonrâat-sà-dɔɔn
Royal Instituterat-sa-don
(standard) IPA(key)/raːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.dɔːn˧/(R)

Noun

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ราษฎร (râat-sà-dɔɔn)

  1. (elegant) state, nation, country; realm, domain, territory.
  2. (classifier คน) citizen; inhabitant.
  3. private sector; private citizen; civilian.
  4. (as modifier) public; state; government.
    โรงเรียนราษฎร์
    roong-riian râat
    public school

Derived terms

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