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Thai
Etymology
From ราชา (raa-chaa, “king; chief, lord, master”) + คณะ (ká-ná, “body; entity; group”); literally "entity chief".
Pronunciation
Noun
ราชาคณะ • (raa-chaa-ká-ná)
- (Buddhism) (พระ~)
- the Thai ecclesiastical rank above พระครูสัญญาบัตร and below สังฆราช (sǎng-ká-râat, “supreme patriarch”), divided into six sub-ranks (from highest to lowest): สมเด็จพระราชาคณะ (sǒm-dèt-prá-raa-chaa-ká-ná), เจ้าคณะรอง, ธรรม (tam), เทพ (têep), ราช (râat), and สามัญ (sǎa-man).
- person holding such rank.