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| ขุน khoonR | ![]() |
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| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | ขุน | khoonR | the king in chess |
| 3. | ขุน | khoonR | to feed; to nourish; to breed; to raise; to rear |
| 4. | ขุน | khoonR | big; large; gigantic; great |
| 5. | ลูกขุน | luukF khoonR | jury; juror |
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| Phonemic Thai | ขุน |
| IPA | kʰǔn |
| Royal Thai General System | khun |
| 1.  [noun, proper noun, person, pronoun, formal] | |||
| definition | [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 | ||
| related words | เจ้าพระยา ![]() | jaoF phraH yaaM | [the highest rank of the ancient Thai civil nobility: ขุน (Khun), หลวง (Luang), พระ (Phra), พระยา (Phraya) and Chao Phraya] |
พระ ![]() | phraH | [a title of ancient Thai civil nobility between พระยา (Phraya) and หลวง (Luang)] | |
พระยา | phraH yaaM | [title of ancient Thai civil nobility nobility between พระ (Phra) and เจ้าพระยา (Chao Phraya)] | |
หลวง ![]() | luaangR | [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)] | |
ออก ![]() | aawkL | [an ancient prefix to an official's name (e.g. ออกหลวง )] | |
| examples | ศาลาลูกขุน![]() ![]() | saaR laaM luukF khoonR | Luk Khun Hall at the Grand Palace (Bangkok) |
ตูดปอดยอดขุนพล![]() | dtuutL bpaawtL yaawtF khoonR phohnM | [conversational version of ก้นปอดยอดขุนพล![]() ] | |
พ่อขุน![]() | phaawF khoonR | sovereign; king | |
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| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | the king in chess | ||
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| 3.  [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to feed; to nourish; to breed; to raise; to rear | ||
| examples | ขุนให้อ้วนพี![]() | khoonR haiF uaanF pheeM | to feed and nourish until fat, plump and strong |
โคขุน![]() ![]() | kho:hM khoonR | a steer [beef animal] | |
| 4.  [adjective] | |||
| definition | big; large; gigantic; great | ||
| examples | ขุนพล![]() ![]() | khoonR phohnM | warlord |
ขุนเขา![]() | khoonR khaoR | great mountain | |
ขุนศึก![]() | khoonR seukL | warlord; warrior; military chief | |
ขุนค้อน![]() | khoonR khaawnH | Thai name for the West Ham United F.C. (East London) | |
ขุนพล![]() | khoonR phohnM | military commander; army commander; military leader | |
นกขุนทอง![]() | nohkH khoonR thaawngM | hill myna | |
ขุนโจร![]() | khoonR jo:hnM | bandit chief | |
| 5. ลูกขุน luukF khoonR [noun, formal] | |||
| definition | jury; juror | ||
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| example | คณะลูกขุน![]() | khaH naH luukF khoonR | jury |

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