ศักดินา

Thai

Etymology

From ศักดิ (sàk-dì-, “rank; dignity; status”) +‎ นา (naa, “rice field”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ศักดินา ɕ ạ k ɗ i n ā
Phonemic		สัก-ดิ-นา s ạ k – ɗ i – n ā
Romanization	Paiboon	sàk-dì-naa
	Royal Institute	sak-di-na
(standard) IPA(key)		/sak̚˨˩.di˨˩.naː˧/(R)

Noun

ศักดินา • (sàk-dì-naa)

1. (historical) (classifier ไร่) rice fields assigned to social classes as marks of their status, rights, privileges, responsibilities, etc; for example, the noblemen holding the rank of สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (sǒm-dèt-jâao-prá-yaa) were entitled to 30,000 fields each, the noblemen holding the rank of เจ้าพระยา (jâao-prá-yaa) were entitled to 10,000 fields each, common citizens were entitled to 20 fields each, slaves were entitled to 5 fields each, etc.
2. (figurative, sometimes sarcastic) social class; class of persons.
3. (figurative, sometimes sarcastic) rank, dignity, distinction; person of rank, dignity, or distinction; ruling class, aristocracy, elite, nobility; member of a ruling class, aristocrat, member of the elite, noble person.
4. (loosely or by extension) feudalism; feudal system; feudal period.
5. (loosely or by extension) fief; fiefdom.

Descendants

• → Khmer: សក្តិភូមិ (sɑɑktephuumiʼ), សក្តិនា (sɑɑkteniə)
• → Lao: ສັກດີນາ (sak dī nā)