กษัตรา
gà-sàt-dtraaMeaning
1NounC1
king; monarch (poetic)
a king or monarch, used in a poetic, literary, or formal context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanchronicle; annalsกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)วีรกรรมwii-rá-gamวีรกรรมwii-rá-gamheroic deed; act of braveryของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)กษัตราgà-sàt-dtraaกษัตราgà-sàt-dtraaking; monarch (poetic)ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàigreat person; powerful figure
The chronicles mention the heroic deeds of the great monarch.
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เหล่าlàoเสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiได้dâaiเข้าเฝ้าkâo-fâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถวายtà-wǎaiรายงานraai-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔองค์ongกษัตราgà-sàt-dtraaธิtíราชrâatเจ้าjâao
The ministers had an audience to present their report to the great monarch.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiรจนาrót-jà-naaขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənพระบารมีprá-baa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngองค์ongกษัตราgà-sàt-dtraaแห่งhɛ̀ngกรุงศรีอยุธยาgrung-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa
This poem was composed to praise the prestige of the monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
ทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamคือkʉʉคุณธรรมkun-ná-tam10ประการbprà-gaanที่tîiองค์ongกษัตราgà-sàt-dtraaพึงpʉngมีmiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกbpòkครองแผ่นดินkrɔɔng-pɛ̀n-dinโดยธรรมdooi-tam
The Tenfold Royal Virtues are the ten principles a monarch should possess to rule the land righteously.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กษัตรา said กะ-สัด-ตรา?
gà-sàt-dtraa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |