ฐากูร
tǎa-guunMeaning
1NounC1
lord; master; god
A lord, master, god, or highly respected person (primarily used in literary or formal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิยายอิงประวัติศาสตร์ní-yaai-ing-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatนิยายอิงประวัติศาสตร์ní-yaai-ing-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorical fictionเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เรียกขานrîiak-kǎanเรียกขานrîiak-kǎan1[to] address; call by name/title2[to] refer to as; be known asด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; venerationว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)ฐากูรtǎa-guunฐากูรtǎa-guunlord; master; god
In this historical novel, the male lead is respectfully addressed as Lord Thakur.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanได้dâaiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngองค์ongฐากูรtǎa-guunผู้pûuปกbpòkครองเมืองkrɔɔng-mʉʉang
The ancient poem describes the greatness of the Lord who ruled the city.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmคำว่าkam-wâaฐากูรtǎa-guunมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtหรือrʉ̌ʉเจ้านายjâo-naaiผู้pûuเป็นbpenที่เคารพสักการะtîi-kao-róp-sàk-gaa-ráยิ่งyîng
In traditional literature, the term Thakur is often used to venerate a sacred being or a highly esteemed master.
เหล่าlàoสาวกsǎa-wókต่างdtàangก้มgômกราบgràapเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaแท่นบูชาtɛ̂n-buu-chaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสวดภาวนาsùuat-paa-wá-naaและlɛ́อุทิศตนù-tít-dtonแด่dɛ̀ɛองค์ongฐากูรtǎa-guunผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yài
The devotees prostrated before the altar to pray and dedicate themselves to the great Lord.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฐากูร said ถา-กูร?
tǎa-guun
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |