ตุลาการ

Thai

Etymology

From ตุล (dtun, “weighing scale; equilibrium; balance”) +‎ อาการ (aa-gaan, “state; condition; nature; etc”), or from ตุลา (dtù-laa, “weighing scale; equilibrium; balance”) +‎ การ (gaan, “act; action; activity; business; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer តុលាការ (tolaakaa, “judge, judicial officer; justice, judicial affair; jurisdiction; etc”). Somewhat related to Thai ตระลาการ, กระลาการ.

Pronunciation
Orthographicตุลาการ
t u l ā k ā r
Phonemicตุ-ลา-กาน
t u – l ā – k ā n
RomanizationPaiboondtù-laa-gaan
Royal Institutetu-la-kan
(standard) IPA(key)/tu˨˩.laː˧.kaːn˧/

Noun

ตุลาการ • (dtù-laa-gaan)

  1. (classifier คน) judge: judicial officer.
  2. (archaic) justice; justness; fairness; righteousness.

Usage notes

In the modern judicial system of Thailand, the present term refers to a judicial officer at any court other than a court of justice. A court of justice judicial officer is referred to as ผู้พิพากษา (pûu-pí-pâak-sǎa). Thai judicial officers, irrespective of their courts, are formally called ข้าราชการตุลาการ (kâa-râat-chá-gaan-dtù-laa-gaan).

Synonyms
Synonyms — see ผู้พิพากษา (pûu-pí-pâak-sǎa)

Derived terms
Derived terms
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