ทรชน
tɔɔ-rá-chonMeaning
1NounC1
villain; scoundrel; wicked person
A wicked, evil, or villainous person; a scoundrel or thug.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentจับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehendกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonvillain; scoundrel; wicked personที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก่อgɔ̀ɔก่อgɔ̀ɔ1[to] build; construct; pile (up)2[to] cause; bring about3[to] start; ignite; provoke4yes–no question particle (Northern Thai)ความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
The police were able to arrest the group of thugs who caused chaos in the market.
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นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความโหดร้ายkwaam-hòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonที่ซ่อนตัวtîi-sɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiสังคมsǎng-kom
This novel reflects the cruelty of the villains hiding in society.
กระบวนการยุติธรรมgrà-buuan-gaan-yú-dtì-tamจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngไม่mâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakความผิดkwaam-pìtที่tîiได้dâaiก่อgɔ̀ɔไว้wái
The justice system must not let influential scoundrels escape the crimes they have committed.
คดีká-diiนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความเหี้ยมโหดkwaam-hîiam-hòotของkɔ̌ɔngทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonที่tîiกระทำgrà-tamย่ำยีyâm-yiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างyàangไร้ความปรานีrái-kwaam-bpraa-nii
This case demonstrates the ruthlessness of the villains who abused their victims without mercy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรชน said ทอ-ระ-ชน?
tɔɔ-rá-chon
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]abbrev. Royal Thai NavyPart 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
ทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonทรชนtɔɔ-rá-chonvillain; scoundrel; wicked personvillain; scoundrel; wicked personWord