News and society ปกครอง bpòk-krawng
to govern, to rule verb
- bpòk low
- krawng mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ปกครองbpòk-krawng is to govern or rule: a country, a province, a people. A system of government is a ระบอบการปกครองrá-bàwp gaan bpòk-krawng, and การปกครองgaan-bpòk-krawng is government and administration in general.
At school the word turns up in ผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krawng, "the one who looks after", a pupil's parent or guardian, the word on every school form.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- pokkrong
- pok krong
- pokkhrong
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