At a time when global civilization was rapidly advancing, Thailand needed to find a new and appropriate word to express the meaning of those ideas to the general public, in addition to academic transliteration. Terminology is complex and requires extensive knowledge of both foreign languages and Thai.

        Professor Major General His Royal Highness Prince Wannavaithayakorn Krommuen Narathipphong Praphan was the Royal Institute's first former president. King of Thai Terminology. He received UNESCO's World Culture Award in 1991, and the Writers of Thailand Society named the Narathip Award after him. He is the creator of more than 1,000 of English to Thai words..

Written, translated, and illustrated by: Ratchanok T.