ทร

son

Meanings

1NounC1

abbrev. Royal Thai Navy

An abbreviation for กองทัพเรือกองทัพเรือgɔɔng-táp-rʉʉanavy; naval forces (gɔɔng-tháp-reuua), the Royal Thai Navy. Often written with a period as ทรทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s].

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineสอบติดsòp dtìtสอบติดsòp dtìt1[to] gain admission via exam2[to] be selected via examเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทหารเรือtá-hăan reuuaทหารเรือtá-hăan reuuasailor; navy personnelสังกัดsăng-gàtสังกัดsăng-gàt1[to] be affiliated with; belong to2affiliation; membership3under; attached toทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]
My friend passed the exam to become a sailor in the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
3 more examples
ทรsonได้dâiส่งsòngเรือรบหลวงreuua róp lŭuangไปbpaiร่วมrûuamฝึกซ้อมfèuk sómทางทหารtaang tá-hăanกับgàpกองทัพgong tápเรือมิตรประเทศreuua mít bprà-têht
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has dispatched a warship to participate in military exercises with allied navies.
โฆษกkoh-sòkทรsonแถลงtà-lăengชี้แจงchée-jaengกรณีgà-rá-neeการจัดซื้อgaan jàt séuเรือดำน้ำreuua dam námลำlamใหม่màiต่อdtòสื่อมวลชนsèu muuan chon
The RTN spokesperson gave a press conference to clarify the procurement of a new submarine.
ภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtหลักlàkของkŏngทรsonคือkeuการปกป้องgaan bpòk-bpôngอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiและláeผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtของkŏngชาติchâatทางทะเลtaang tá-lay
The primary mission of the Royal Thai Navy is to protect national sovereignty and maritime interests.
2NounC1

Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]

An initial consonant cluster in Thai spelling. At the start of a syllable, ทรทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s] is pronounced [s] (like ซ), e.g., ทรายทรายsaaisand, ทราบทราบsâap1[to] know; be aware (polite/formal)2[to] learn; be informed (polite/formal).

Examples

ครูสอนkruu sŏnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพยัญชนะควบกล้ำpá-yan-chá-ná kûuap glâmพยัญชนะควบกล้ำpá-yan-chá-ná kûuap glâmconsonant clusterทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกเสียงòk sĭiangออกเสียงòk sĭiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote; cast a voteเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ซs
The teacher taught that the consonant cluster 'ทร' in Thai is pronounced as 's'.
3 more examples
คำว่าkam wâaทรัพย์สินsáp sǐnและláeทรายsaaiเป็นbpenตัวอย่างdtuua yàangของkŏngคำkamที่têeขึ้นต้นkêun dtônด้วยdûuayทรsonแต่dtàeมีmeeเสียงsĭiangsซึ่งsêungอาจàatทำให้tam hâiผู้เรียนpûu riianสับสนsàp-sŏnได้dâi
The words 'sàp-sǐn' (property) and 'saai' (sand) are examples of words that begin with 'ทร' but have an /s/ sound, which can confuse learners.
การแปรเสียงgaan bprae sĭiangของkŏngหน่วยเสียงควบกล้ำnùuay sĭiang kûuap glâmทรsonไปเป็นbpai bpenเสียงsĭiangซsเป็นbpenวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanทางtaangภาษาpaa-săaที่têeน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jaiซึ่งsêungพบpópได้dâiในnaiคำไทยแท้kam tai táeและláeคำยืมkam yeuumบางคำbaang kam
The sound change of the 'ทร' cluster to the 'ซ' sound is an interesting linguistic evolution found in some native Thai words and loanwords.
แม้máeจะjàทราบsâapหลักlàkการออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangทรsonเป็นbpenซsแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaamแต่dtàeคำkamบางคำbaang kamเช่นchênจันทราjan-traaก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นbpenข้อยกเว้นkô yók wénที่têeต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiการจดจำgaan jòt jam
Even after knowing the principle of pronouncing 'ทร' as 's', some words like 'jan-traa' (moon) remain exceptions that require memorization.

Tones

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

Why is ทร said ทอ-รอ?

son

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

This abbreviation is read as ทอ รอ; tone rules follow its spoken form.

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——

Related Words

1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy