คริสต์

krít

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

Christian; relating to Christ

Relating to Jesus Christ or Christianity; often used in compounds (e.g., คริสต์ศาสนาคริสต์ศาสนาkrít-sàat-sà-nǎaChristianity ‘Christianity’, คริสต์ศักราชคริสต์ศักราชkrít-dtà-sàk-gà-ràatChristian/Common Era (A.D./C.E.; CE) ‘CE/AD’).

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2Noun

Christ

Jesus Christ; the title designating Jesus as the Messiah in Christianity.

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is คริสต์ said คริด?

krít

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

krít

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

ต์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——