ราษฎร์
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- ราษฎร (râat-sà-dɔɔn, “citizens”)
Etymology
From Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “kingdom, realm, empire; district, territory, country, region; the people, nation, subjects”). Compare Pali raṭṭha (“reign, kingdom, empire; country, realm”), Khmer រាស្ត្រ (riəh, “people, subjects; nation”), Lao ຣາສດອນ (rāt dǭn, “citizenry; the people”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ราษฎร์ r ā ʂ ᶑ r ʻ | |
| Phonemic | ราด r ā ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | râat |
| Royal Institute | rat | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /raːt̚˥˩/(R) | |
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Noun
ราษฎร์ • (râat)