เจ้าพนักงาน

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Thai

Etymology

From เจ้า (jâao, owner; possessor) +‎ พนักงาน (pá-nák-ngaan, duty; function); literally "owner of duty", "possessor of duty", etc. Compare Khmer ចៅភ្នាក់ងារ (cawpnĕəkngiə).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเจ้าพนักงาน
e t͡ɕ ˆ ā b n ạ k ŋ ā n
Phonemic
จ้าว-พะ-นัก-งาน
t͡ɕ ˆ ā w – b a – n ạ k – ŋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonjâao-pá-nák-ngaan
Royal Institutechao-pha-nak-ngan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːw˥˩.pʰa˦˥.nak̚˦˥.ŋaːn˧/(R)

Noun

เจ้าพนักงาน (jâao-pá-nák-ngaan)

  1. public authority; public officer; public servant.

Derived terms

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See also

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