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ÍÓ¹Ò¨  amM naatF
pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÍÓ-¹Ò´
IPAʔamnâːt
Royal Thai General Systemamnat

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
authority; power

synonyms¾Åѧ phaH langMforce; (note the irregular pronunciation; per RID ¾Åѧ [¾ÐÅѧ])
à´ªÐdaehM chaHmight; prestige; splendor
ÈÑ¡´ÒsakL daaMmight; prowess; force; vigor
à´ªdaehtLpower, might, influence
¾ÅÒ¹ØÀÒ¾phaH laaM nooH phaapFpower; force
Ä·¸Ôìà´ªritH daehtLpower; might; force; power
ÍÒ¹ØÀÒ¾aaM nooH phaapFpower
examples¡ÅØèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨gloomL amM naatFthe group in power; the powers that be
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gaanM khwaaenR khaawM reuuR bpraL haanR cheeM witH dooyM saanR dtiiaF jaakL gloomL khohnM theeF miH daiF meeM amM naatF thaangM gohtL maayR
lynching
¡ØÁÍÓ¹Ò¨goomM amM naatFto hold or wield power
ࢵÍÓ¹Ò¨khaehtL amM naatFjurisdiction
â¤è¹ÍÓ¹Ò¨khohnF amM naatFto eliminate; remove; overthrow
ãªéÍÓ¹Ò¨µÒÁÍÓàÀÍã¨chaiH amM naatF dtaamM amM phuuhrM jaiMthe abuse of power
¼ÙéÁÕÍÓ¹Ò¨phuuF meeM amM naatFperson with power; authority figure; powers-that-be
¼ÙéÁÕÍӹҨŧ¹ÒÁphuuF meeM amM naatF lohngM naamMa notary; notary public
ÁËÒÍÓ¹Ò¨maH haaR amM naatFsuperpower; super power
ÅÐàÁÔ´ÍÓ¹Ò¨ÈÒÅlaH meertF amM naatF saanRcontempt of court
ÅØá¡èÍÓ¹Ò¨looH gaaeL amM naatFto abuse one's authority; overstep/exceed one's authority
ÇÒ§ÍÓ¹Ò¨waangM amM naatFto abuse (one's) power; to act tyrannically
ÊÁ´ØÅàªÔ§ÍÓ¹Ò¨saL maH doonM cheerngM amM naatFbalance of powers
ÊÔè§·Õ褹àª×èÍÇèÒÁÕÍÓ¹Ò¨àÇ·Á¹µÃì
singL theeF khohnM cheuuaF waaF meeM amM naatF waehtF mohn[dr]M
fetish [an object (as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner; broadly: a material object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence]
˹ѧÊ×ÍÁͺÍÓ¹Ò¨nangR seuuR maawpF amM naatFpower of attorney; power-of-attorney
ÍÓ¹Ò¨à¡èÒamM naatF gaoLthe former powers that be; the old order
ÍÓ¹Ò¨¤×͸ÃÃÁamM naatF kheuuM thamM maH"Might is right."
ÍÓ¹Ò¨à¨ÃÔ­amM naatF jaL reernMAmnat Charoen, a province in northeastern Thailand with a 1995 population of 354,298 (rank 62 of 76)
ÍÓ¹Ò¨ÇÔàÈÉamM naatF wiH saehtLpower or influence exerted through àÇ·Á¹µÃì (magic)
ÍӹҨ͸ԻäµÂamM naatF aL thipH bpaL dtaiMsovereignty
sample
sentences
¡ç¤×͹ѡ¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧµéͧäÁèÅØá¡èÍÓ¹Ò¨ äÁèÇèҨдéǤÇÒÁËŧ ËÃ×ÍàËÅÔ§â´ÂäÁè¤Ó¹Ö§¶Ö§¼Ô´ ªÍº ªÑèÇ ´Õ
gaawF kheuuM nakH gaanM meuuangM dtaawngF maiF looH gaaeL amM naatF maiF waaF jaL duayF khwaamM lohngR reuuR leerngR dooyM maiF khamM neungM theungR phitL chaawpF chuaaF deeM
"Politicians must not attain power—whether by mistake or by overconfidence—without considering the right or wrong, good or bad, (of their actions)."
¡ÃзÓãËéµèÒ§½èÒµèÒ§¾ÂÒÂÒÁàºè§ºÒÃÁÕãÊè¡Ñ¹ áÅÐà»Ô´ÈÖ¡áÂè§ÍÓ¹Ò¨ áÂè§à¡éÒÍÕéµÑÇÊӤѭ·Ñé§ã¹ÃѰºÒÅáÅÐÃѰÊÀÒÍÂèÒ§äÁèÅ´ÃÒÇÒÈÍ¡¡Ñ¹
graL thamM haiF dtaangL faayL dtaangL phaH yaaM yaamM behngL baaM raH meeM saiL ganM laeH bpeertL seukL yaaengF amM naatF yaaengF gaoF eeF dtuaaM samR khanM thangH naiM ratH thaL baanM laeH ratH thaL saL phaaM yaangL maiF lohtH raaM waaM saawkL ganM
"This causes each faction to flex their own paper against each other and to create struggles to wrest power from each other. They are fighting over important positions both within the government and the legislature, each one unwilling to give even one inch."
¡ÒáÃзӴѧ¡ÅèÒÇáÊ´§ãËéàËç¹¶Ö§¡ÒÃãªéÍÓ¹Ò¨µÒÁÍÓàÀÍ㨢ͧ¼ÙéÁÕÍÓ¹Ò¨
gaanM graL thamM dangM glaaoL saL daaengM haiF henR theungR gaanM chaiH amM naatF dtaamM amM phuuhrM jaiM khaawngR phuuF meeM amM naatF
"Such (an) action shows us the arbitrary use of power by those who have it."
¢éÍ¡ÅèÒÇËÒ·Õè»Ãдѧà¢éÒãÊè¡ÅѺÍÂÙèã¹»ÃÐà´ç¹·ÕèÇèÒ¡ÒèѴ¡Òâͧ¾Å.µ.Í. ¤¹¹Ñé¹ àÍ×éÍ»ÃÐ⪹ìãËé¡Ñº¡ÅØèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨à¡èÒ
khaawF glaaoL haaR theeF bpraL dangM khaoF saiL glapL yuuL naiM bpraL denM theeF waaF gaanM jatL gaanM khaawngR khohnM nanH euuaF bpraL yoht[n]L haiF gapL gloomL amM naatF gaoL
"The (flood of) accusations which gushed out concerned management questions involving that particular police general who provided significant (and illegal) benefits to the old power clique."
¢éͤ鹾º¢Í§à¢ÒãËéâÅ¡µéͧ»ÃШѡÉìã¹ÍÓ¹Ò¨¢Í§ÇÔ¸Õ¡Ò÷ҧÇÔ·ÂÒÈÒʵÃì
khaawF khohnH phohpH khaawngR khaoR haiF lohkF dtaawngF bpraL jak[s]L naiM amM naatF khaawngR wiH theeM gaanM thaangM witH thaH yaaM saat[dr]L
"His discoveries provided clear evidence to the world of the power of the scientific method."
à¢ÒÂѧ¤§à´Ô¹Ë¹éÒ¡ÃЪѺÍÓ¹Ò¨µÑÇàͧáÅФ¹ã¡ÅéªÔ´ ÍÂèÒ§¹èҨѺµÒ
khaoR yangM khohngM deernM naaF graL chapH amM naatF dtuaaM aehngM laeH khohnM glaiF chitH yaangL naaF japL dtaaM
"He continues to move ahead and strengthen (both) his personal power and of those who are close to him in a truly noteworthy manner."
µÒÁÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­ãËéÍÓ¹Ò¨ÈÒÅ»¡¤Ãͧ¾Ô¨ÒóҢé;ԾҷÃÐËÇèҧ˹èǧҹÃѰ¡ÑºàÍ¡ª¹
dtaamM ratH thamM maH nuunM haiF amM naatF saanR bpohkL khraawngM phiH jaaM raH naaM khaawF phiH phaatF raH waangL nuayL ngaanM ratH gapL aehkL gaL chohnM
"The constitution gives the Administrative Court the power to mediate disputes between the State and the Private Sector."
µÓÃǨ¹Ñé¹à»ç¹à¨éÒ¾¹Ñ¡§Ò¹ÊͺÊǹ·Õèà»ÕèÂÁÅé¹ä»´éÇÂÍÓ¹Ò¨à¾ÃÒÐÁÕ¡®ËÁÒ ÁÕ»×¹ ÁÕ¡Ãкͧ ÁաحᨠÁÕËéͧ¢Ñ§ à»ç¹·Õèà¡Ã§¢ÒÁ¢Í§¤¹·ÑèÇä»
dtamM ruaatL nanH bpenM jaoF phaH nakH ngaanM saawpL suaanR theeF bpiiamL lohnH bpaiM duayF amM naatF phrawH meeM gohtL maayR meeM bpeuunM meeM graL baawngM meeM goonM jaaeM meeM haawngF khangR bpenM theeF graehngM khaamR khaawngR khohnM thuaaF bpaiM
"That policeman was officer in charge of investigations was fully empowered because he had the law, the weapons, his truncheon of office, keys, and jail; he was feared by everyone."
µØÅÒ¡ÒÃÀÔÇѵ¹ì ËÁÒ¶֧ ¡Ò÷ÕèÍÓ¹Ò¨µØÅÒ¡ÒÃà¢éÒµÃǨÊͺ¡ÒÃÍÍ¡¡®ËÁÒ áÅСÒÃãªéÍÓ¹Ò¨¢Í§¹Ñ¡¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ
dtooL laaM gaanM phiH wat[n]H maayR theungR gaanM theeF amM naatF dtooL laaM gaanM khaoF dtruaatL saawpL gaanM aawkL gohtL maayR laeH gaanM chaiH amM naatF khaawngR nakH gaanM meuuangM
"Judicial Review means the system under which the judicial (branch of government) has the power to determine the legitimacy of legislation and the use of power by politicians."
·ËÒèÐãªéÍÓ¹Ò¨ÍÂèÒ§à´ç´¢Ò´ à¾×èÍ¡ØÁÊÀÒ¾ãËéä´é¨ÃÔ§ äÁèÍè͹»Ç¡à»Õ¡
thaH haanR jaL chaiH amM naatF yaangL detL khaatL pheuuaF goomM saL phaapF haiF daiF jingM maiF aawnL bpuaakL bpiiakL
"The military will use its power absolutely in order to effectively control the situation; (it will) not (act) in a weak manner."
à»ç¹ÃٻẺ·Õè¶Ù¡¡ÅèÒÇËÒÇèÒÍÓ¹Ò¨ºÃÔËÒáѺ¹ÔµÔºÑ­­ÑµÔÎÑéǡѹà¾×èͤÍÃÑ»ªÑè¹
bpenM ruupF baaepL theeF thuukL glaaoL haaR waaF amM naatF bawL riH haanR gapL niH dtiL banM yatL huaaH ganM pheuuaF khaawM rapH chanF
"This is a model which is accused of being a collusion between of the executive and legislative powers which results in corruption."
¼Ùé¹Ó¨ÐµéͧÁÕ¤ÇÒÁ«×èÍÊѵÂìÊØ¨ÃÔµã¨áÅÐÁÕ¤ÇÒÁÂØµÔ¸ÃÃÁ ÁÕà˵ØÁռŠäÁèËŧÍÓ¹Ò¨ ¡ÃзӴéǤÇÒÁªÍº¸ÃÃÁ äÁè·ÓµÒÁÍÓàÀÍã¨
phuuF namM jaL dtaawngF meeM khwaamM seuuF sat[y]L sootL jaL ritL jaiM laeH meeM khwaamM yootH dtiL thamM maH meeM haehtL meeM phohnR maiF lohngR amM naatF graL thamM duayF khwaamM chaawpF thamM maiF thamM dtaamM amM phuuhrM jaiM
"A leader much be possessed of honesty and fairness; (he must operate) reasonably; he must not become infatuated by power; he must operate out of legitimacy; and he must not act arbitrarily."
¾Ç¡·ÕèàÃÕ¡¡Ñ¹ÇèÒ "ä·Â" ¹Õé ÁÕÃѰªÒµÔ¢Í§µ¹àͧà»ç¹ÍÔÊÃÐ ¡Í»Ã´éÇÂÍӹҨ͸ԻäµÂ
phuaakF theeF riiakF ganM waaF thaiM neeH meeM ratH thaH chaatF khaawngR dtohnM aehngM bpenM itL saL raL gaawpL duayF amM naatF aL thipH bpaL dtaiM
"This group which calls itself 'Thai' has an independent nation-state of its own and it possesses sovereignty also."
ÁÕËÅÒÂͧ¤ì¡ÃµÃǨÊͺ ÃѰºÒÅäÁè¡ÅéÒÅØá¡èÍÓ¹Ò¨ÍÓ¹Ò¨á¹è
meeM laayR ohng[k]M gaawnM dtruaatL saawpL ratH thaL baanM maiF glaaF looH gaaeL amM naatF amM naatF naaeF
"Many organizations investigate (the leadership); the government certainly does not dare to abuse its authority."
àÁ×èͤ¹ÃÙé·Ñ¹¨ÐäÁèÁÕÇѹÍÂÙèã¹ÍÓ¹Ò¨ÍÂèÒ§ÃÒºÃ×è¹ä´éµèÍ Í§¤ì¡ÃÍÔÊÃзÕè¡èÍ¡Óà¹Ô´µÒÁÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­µéͧ´ÓçʶҹÐà»ç¹ÍÔÊÃÐáÅзÓ˹éÒ·ÕèÍÂèÒ§µÃ§ä»µÃ§ÁÒà¾×èÍËÒ¢éÍÂØµÔµÒÁ¤ÃÃÅͧáËè§¡®ËÁÒÂ
meuuaF khohnM ruuH thanM jaL maiF meeM wanM yuuL naiM amM naatF yaangL raapF reuunF daiF dtaawL ohng[k]M gaawnM itL saL raL theeF gaawL gamM neertL dtaamM ratH thamM maH nuunM dtaawngF damM rohngM saL thaaR naH bpenM itL saL raL laeH thamM naaF theeF yaangL dtrohngM bpaiM dtrohngM maaM pheuuaF haaR khaawF yootH dtiL dtaamM khanM laawngM haengL gohtL maayR
"When the people understand the (their) schemes, there will never be a day when the politicians can remain comfortably in power; independent agencies created under the constitution must be able to maintain their independent status and be able to conduct their business in a straightforward manner in accordance with established legal processes."
àÁ×èÍÀÒÉÒµÒ ¡ç¤Å͹á¤Å¹ áÅÐ¡ÅØèÁª¹¹Ñ鹡çÊÙ­àÊÕÂÍÓ¹Ò¨µèÍÃͧã¹Êѧ¤Áä»á·ºËÁ´
meuuaF phaaM saaR dtaayM gaawF khlaawnM khlaaenM laeH gloomL chohnM nanH gaawF suunR siiaR amM naatF dtaawL raawngM naiM sangR khohmM bpaiM thaaepF mohtL
"When a language dies or becomes unstable, the people who speak that language almost completely lose their power to have a voice in society."
àÁ×èÍÁÕ¤¹»Ãзéǧ ¢ÑºäÅè¡çäÁè¤Çôѹ·ØÃѧ·Õè¨ÐµèÍÊÙé ¢Ñ´¢ÇÒ§ ãªé¡Åä¡ÃѰà¢éÒ»ÃÒº»ÃÒÁ ¨Ñº¡ØÁâ´Â¤Ô´ÇèҨзÓãËéÍÂÙèã¹ÍÓ¹Ò¨µèÍä»
meuuaF meeM khohnM bpraL thuaangH khapL laiF gaawF maiF khuaanM danM thooH rangM theeF jaL dtaawL suuF khatL khwaangR chaiH gohnM gaiM ratH khaoF bpraapL bpraamM japL goomM dooyM khitH waaF jaL thamM haiF yuuL naiM amM naatF dtaawL bpaiM
"When people protest that (the government should be) driven out (of power), (politicians) should not stubbornly fight or resist; (they should not) use the mechanisms of the state to prevent (protest); or jail (the protesters), with an aim towards remaining in power;."
ÊÁºÙóҭÒÊÔ·¸ÔÃÒªÂì ËÁÒ¤ÇÒÁÇèÒ Ãкͺ¡Òû¡¤Ãͧ«Öè§¾ÃÐÁËÒ¡ÉѵÃÔÂìÁÕÍÓ¹Ò¨ÊÔ·¸Ô¢Ò´ã¹¡ÒúÃÔËÒûÃÐà·È
sohmR buuM raH naaM yaaM sitL thiH raat[y]F maayR khwaamM waaF raH baawpL gaanM bpohkL khraawngM seungF phraH maH haaR gaL satL meeM amM naatF sitL thiH khaatL naiM gaanM bawL riH haanR bpraL thaehtF
"Absolute monarchy means a system of governance in which a king has absolute power and rights in ruling the country."
ÊèǹĴ١ÒÃâ¡ÂéÒ¹Ò·ËÒà ÁÕËÅÒ¤¹à¡Ã§¨ÐÁÕ¡ÒÃÂéÒÂÅéÒ§ºÒ§ à¾×èÍàªç¤ºÔšŨèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨ãËÁè·Õ赡à»ç¹½èÒÂà¾ÅÕè§¾ÅéÓ
suaanL reuH duuM gaanM yohkF yaayH naayM thaH haanR meeM laayR khohnM graehngM jaL meeM gaanM yaayH laangH baangM pheuuaF chekH binM gloomL amM naatF maiL theeF dtohkL bpenM faayL phliiangF phlaamH
"During the military reassignment season many people are afraid of a total purge in order to take to task the new power clique which has found itself on the wrong side."
˹ѧÊ×ÍÊÑ­­Ò¡ÒÃËÂèÒËÃ×Í¢é͵¡Å§¡ÒÃËÂèÒ ¡ç¨Ðà¡ÕèÂǡѺ¡ÒèѴ¡Ò÷ÃѾÂìÊÔ¹¡ÒÃãªéÍÓ¹Ò¨»¡¤ÃͧºØµÃ ¡ÒáÓ˹´¤èÒÍØ»¡ÒÃÐàÅÕé§´Ùà»ç¹µé¹
nangR seuuR sanR yaaM gaanM yaaL reuuR khaawF dtohkL lohngM gaanM yaaL gaawF jaL giaaoL gapL gaanM jatL gaanM sap[y]H sinR gaanM chaiH amM naatF bpohkL khraawngM boot[r]L gaanM gamM nohtL khaaF oopL bpaL gaaM raH liiangH duuM bpenM dtohnF
"The divorce decree or divorce agreement concerns the division of property, the powers of child custody, (and) sets forth child support payments, for example."
ÍÓ¹Ò¨´ÔºÊÒÁÒöá¡éä¢Ê¶Ò¹¡Òóìä´é§èÒÂáÅÐàÃçÇ ¨¹·ÓãËéà¡Ô´¡ÒÃÊѧËÒÃËÁÙè
amM naatF dipL saaR maatF gaaeF khaiR saL thaanR naH gaan[n]M daiF ngaayF laeH reoM johnM thamM haiF geertL gaanM sangR haanR muuL
"Raw power is certainly able to resolve difficult situations easily and quickly; but (the use of such power) did lead to mass murder."

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