ขุนนาง

Thai

Etymology

From ขุน (kǔn, chief; lord; master) + นาง (naang, chief; lord; master).

Pronunciation

Orthographicขุนนาง
unnāŋ
Phonemicขุน-นาง
unnāŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkǔn-naang
Royal Institutekhun-nang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰun˩˩˦.naːŋ˧/

Noun

ขุนนาง (kǔn-naang)

  1. (historical) public officer.

Usage notes

  • Under the Thai feudal system, all public officers held noble ranks. Thus, the term can also be used to refer to members of nobility.
  • The Thai nobility was ordered to be abolished in 1942 as the constitution prohibited discrimination, but it remained in place until 1969.

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