มหาดไทย

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Thai

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Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Khmer មហាផ្ទៃ (mɔɔhaaphtɨy), from មហា (mĕəʼhaa, “great”) + ផ្ទៃ (phtɨy, “land; territory”), equivalent to Thai มหา (má-hǎa) +‎ ไผท (pà-tai); and compare Khmer មហាតថៃ (mɔɔhaatthay), of uncertain origin. Perhaps first used officially around 2006 Buddhist Era (1463/64 Common Era).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมหาดไทย
m h ā ɗ ai d y
Phonemic
มะ-หาด-ไท
m a – h ā ɗ – ai d
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hàat-tai
Royal Institutema-hat-thai
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haːt̚˨˩.tʰaj˧/(R)

Proper noun

มหาดไทย • (má-hàat-tai)

  1. (historical, Thailand government) (กรม~) the cabinet ministry in charge of civic welfare and civil administration as well as of the northern provinces, headed by the chancellor for civil affairs called สมุหนายก (sà-mú-hà-naa-yók).
  2. (Thailand government) (กระทรวง~) Ministry of Interior of Thailand.
Siamese nobleman wearing the haircut

Noun

มหาดไทย • (má-hàat-tai)

  1. (historical) (ทรง~) a crew cut like style of hair worn by men, originally worn by male commoners.
  2. (กระทรวง~) interior ministry or similar agency.

References

  1. ^ สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงมหาดไทย (n.d.) “ประวัติศาสตร์กระทรวงมหาดไทย”, in สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงมหาดไทย‎ (in Thai), Bangkok: สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงมหาดไทย, archived from the original on 20 October 2021
  2. ^ องค์ บรรจุน (2019 August 20) “แฟชั่นผมทรงมหาดไทยมาจากไหน ทำไมถึงฮิต”, in ศิลปวัฒนธรรม‎ (in Thai), Bangkok: มติชน, retrieved 2020-03-17
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