ขรัวโต
krŭua dtohMeaning
1Proper nounC1
Khrua To (Somdet To)
a common name for Somdet Phra Phutthachan (To Phrommarangsi), a very respected Thai Buddhist monk in the 1800s.
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2favor; esteem; preference3custom; accepted usage4-ism; ideology; doctrineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระเครื่องprá krêuuangพระเครื่องprá krêuuangBuddhist amulet; votive tabletของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffขรัวโตkrŭua dtohขรัวโตkrŭua dtohKhrua To (Somdet To)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)บูชาboo chaaบูชาboo chaa1[to] worship; revere; venerate2worship; veneration
Many Thai people like to have amulets of Khrua To for worship.
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คาถาkaa-tăaชินchinบัญชรban-chonเป็นหนึ่งbpen nèungในnaiมรดกmor-rá-dòkชิ้นสำคัญchín săm-kanของkŏngขรัวโตkrŭua dtohที่têeพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-săa-sà-ní-gà-chonนำมาnam maaสวดภาวนาsùuat paa-wá-naa
The Chinnabanchon Katha is one of Khrua To's important legacies that Buddhists chant.
ชีวประวัติchee-wá-bprà-wàtของkŏngขรัวโตkrŭua dtohไม่เพียงmâi piiangสะท้อนsà-tónคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamทางจิตวิญญาณtaang jìt-dtà-win-yaanของkŏngท่านtâanแต่ยังdtàe yangบ่งบอกถึงbòng bòk tĕungบริบทbor-rí-bòtทางสังคมtaang săng-komของkŏngสยามsà-yăamในnaiสมัยรัตนโกสินทร์sà-măi rát-dtà-ná-goh-sĭnด้วยdûuay
The biography of Khrua To not only reflects his spiritual virtues but also indicates the social context of Siam during the Rattanakosin era.
ความศรัทธาkwaam sàt-taaที่têeคนไทยkon taiมีmeeต่อdtòขรัวโตkrŭua dtohนั้นnánไม่เคยmâi koieเสื่อมคลายsèuum klaaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laaเห็นhĕnได้dâiจากjàakการสร้างgaan sâangวัตถุมงคลwát-tù mong-konที่têeเกี่ยวเนื่องgìiao nêuuangกับgàpท่านtâanอย่างyàangไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săai
The reverence Thai people have for Khrua To has never waned over time, as evidenced by the continuous creation of related sacred objects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขรัวโต said ขะ-หรัว-โต?
krŭua dtoh
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ขรัวโตkrŭua dtohขรัวโตkrŭua dtohKhrua To (Somdet To)Khrua To (Somdet To)Word