ราชการ

Thai

Etymology

From ราช (râat, “royal”) +‎ การ (gaan, “affair; activity; business; duty; enterprise; mission”). Compare Old Khmer *rājakāryya, rājjikāra, rājakāryya, rājyakāryya (“royal service”); Modern Khmer រាជការ (riəckaa), រាជការ្យ (riəckaayɔɔ); Sanskrit राजकर (rājakara, “royal tax”), राजकार्य (rājakārya, “royal business; royal duty”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicราชการ
r ā d͡ʑ k ā r
Phonemic
ราด-ชะ-กาน
r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – k ā n
RomanizationPaiboonrâat-chá-gaan
Royal Instituterat-cha-kan
(standard) IPA(key)/raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.kaːn˧/(R)

Noun

ราชการ • (râat-chá-gaan)

  1. government affair; government service.

Derived terms

  • บริการสาธารณะ (“public service”)
  • รัฐกิจ (“state affair”)
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