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หลวง  luaangR
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1.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)]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiหฺลวง
IPAlǔːaŋ
Royal Thai General Systemluang

1. common Thai word   [adjective]
definition
royal; of the court; superior; official; great

examplesการรถไฟหลวงgaanM rohtH faiM luaangRthe Royal State Railways of Thailand
ข้าหลวงkhaaF luaangRgovernor
ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวงchaawF raatF bangM luaangRto be corrupt (in a government position); to embezzle; peculate; swindle
ตำรวจหลวงdtamM ruaatL luaangRthe sergeants at arms in attendance at the royal palace
แต่หากกดราคาสินค้าไว้ในครึ่งปีแรกเพียงเพื่อหวังเรื่องคะแนนนิยม และมาระเบิดตูมเอาในครึ่งปีหลัง ผลกระทบกับจิตวิทยาการซื้อจะมีใหญ่หลวง
dtaaeL haakL gohtL raaM khaaM sinR khaaH waiH naiM khreungF bpeeM raaekF phiiangM pheuuaF wangR reuuangF khaH naaenM niH yohmM laeH maaM raH beertL dtuumM aoM naiM khreungF bpeeM langR phohnR graL thohpH gapL jitL dtaL witH thaH yaaM gaanM seuuH jaL meeM yaiL luaangR
However, if (the government) holds down the prices of goods during the first half of the year only for the purpose of hoping to (cater to a streak of) Populism, followed by an explosion in the second half, the psychological effect on purchasing will be enormous.
ถนนหลวงthaL nohnR luaangRpublic thoroughfare
ทางหลวงthaangM luaangRhighway
นครหลวงnaH khaawnM luaangRcapital city
ในหลวงnaiM luaangRinformally referring to a king, the King of Thailand
พระอารามหลวงphraH aaM raamM luaangRroyal temple
พันปีหลวงphanM bpeeM luaangRqueen dowager
ไพร่หลวงphraiF luaangRindentured royal guard
เมียหลวงmiiaM luaangRa man's first wife
เมืองหลวงmeuuangM luaangRcapital city
รถไฟหลวงrohtH faiM luaangRthe Royal State Railways of Thailand
สนามหลวงsaL naamR luaangRSanam Luang, the area of the Grand Palace in Bangkok
หลวงพ่อluaangR phaawF[honorific for a high ranking monk]
ใหญ่หลวงyaiL luaangR[is] great; enormous; major
sample
sentences
เจ้าวัดไม่ดี หลวงชีสกปรก
jaoF watH maiF deeM luaangR cheeM sohkL gaL bprohkL
"Like master, like man."
ทำไมไม่จัดที่สนามหลวงที่ไม่ทำให้คนที่นับถือศาสนาอื่นรู้สึกตะขิดตะขวงใจ
thamM maiM maiF jatL theeF saL naamR luaangR theeF maiF thamM haiF khohnM theeF napH theuuR saatL saL naaR euunL ruuH seukL dtaL khitL dtaL khuaangR jaiM
"Why can’t they have (the meeting) in Sanam Luang where people who believe in other religious would not feel uncomfortable."
as a prefixหลวงพระบางluaangR phraH baangMLuang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ); a city on the Mekong River in north-central Laos
as a suffixชั่งหลวงchangF luaangRstandarad Thai catty (see ชั่ง ), equal to 600 grams
หาบหลวงhaapL luaangRstandard metric picul 擔, which is equal to 100 Chinese catties, or exactly 50 kg
2. common Thai word   [adjective]
definition
state (pertaining to the government)

exampleตำรวจทางหลวงdtamM ruaatL thaangM luaangRthe highway patrol
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 wordsเจ้าพระยา jaoF phraH yaaM[the highest rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility: ขุน  (Khun), หลวง  (Luang), พระ  (Phra), พระยา (Phraya) and Chao Phraya]
ออก aawkL[an ancient prefix to an official's name (e.g. ออกหลวง )]
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
พระ phraH[a title of ancient Thai civil nobility between พระยา (Phraya) and หลวง  (Luang)]
พระยาphraH yaaM[title of ancient Thai civil nobility nobility between พระ  (Phra) and เจ้าพระยา  (Chao Phraya)]

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