Save Gender Masculine Usage Thai, Lao Scripts ศักดา(Thai) ສັກດາ(Lao) Pronounced Pron. /sak̚˨˩.ˈdaː˧/(Thai) /sák.ˈdaː/(Lao) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "power, force, authority" in Thai and Lao.