King Rama IV - Mongkut - reigned from 1851 to 1868

King Rama VII - Prajadhipok - reigned from 1925 to 1934

virtues of the Buddha

cremation ceremony sponsored by the royal family

[alternate spelling of พระรัตนตรัย]

[พรั่นใจ] [is] afraid; frightened; daunted

a water spirit or ghost

small bubbles in or on a liquid or liquid surface

[is] brilliant; bright; sparkling; dazzling; glittering; shimmering

[euphonious suffix]

to talk nonsense

[is] beautiful

crust of soft earth

suspicious behavior

partisan; friends; company; party; gang; associate; followers

[abbreviation for พลอากาศตรี]

strength

to err; to blunder

to prattle on and on without stopping

[is] busy; crowded; congested

chaotically; busily

to swarm

garland (of flowers) worn around the neck

enought to eat and use; enough to live on

impressively, quite, a good or reasonable amount, fairly, to some extent

widower

[is] disheveled; disorderly; tattered; messy

to blow; to move via wind power

chemical bond

commerce; trade

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] paranoia; [Psychiatry] a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] paranoia; baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others

classical Thai orchestra

National Museum

detailed; comprehensive; unabridged

queer; strange; odd; uncommon; unusual; particular; extraordinary

to depend on; to rely on