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”).
Orthographic | ราชการ r ā d͡ʑ k ā r | |
Phonemic | ราด-ชะ-กาน r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – k ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | râat-chá-gaan |
Royal Institute | rat-cha-kan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.kaːn˧/(R) |
ราชการ • (râat-chá-gaan)