พ.ศ.
Notes
The Buddhist Era (B.E.) began 543 years before the Christian Era (A.D.). See Thai solar calendar on Wikipedia.
Notice how the pronunciation changes when you say the two words together, compared to the two words separately.
Summary
The Thai translation for “B.E.” is พ.ศ.. The Thai, พ.ศ., can be broken down into 2 parts:"Buddhist" (พุทธ) and "era" (ศักราช).See also
| Recording | English | Thai | Learn |
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| Buddhist Era | พุทธศักราช |
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| Anno Domini; Christian Era | คริสต์ศักราช |
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| C.E.; A.D. | ค.ศ. |
