จักรี

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See also: จักร

Thai

a sculpture of Viṣṇu holding a discus, 7th century

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्री (cakrī, literally one who has a discus); probably via Old Khmer ចក្ក្រី (cakkrī), ចក្ក្រិ (cakkri), ចក្ក្រិយ (cakkriya). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចក្រី (cakkrəy).

Pronunciation

Orthographicจักรี
t͡ɕ ạ k r ī
Phonemic
จัก-กฺรี
t͡ɕ ạ k – k ̥ r ī
RomanizationPaiboonjàk-grii
Royal Institutechak-kri
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕak̚˨˩.kriː˧/(R)

Proper noun

จักรี (jàk-grii)

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of the god Viṣṇu, whose weapon is the discus Sudarśana.
  2. (Hinduism, chiefly poetic) an epithet of Rāma, an incarnation of this god.
  3. (figurative, poetic) used as a title of the king of Siam or Thailand, influenced by the belief of the cult of divine monarchy in which the king is regarded as an incarnation of this god.
  4. (historical) the noble title of สมุหนายก (sà-mù-hà-naa-yók), the chancellor for civil affairs.
  5. Chakri Dynasty, a royal family of Thailand, named after the noble title once held by its founder, Rama I.