ทรราช
tɔɔ-rá-râatMeaning
1NounB2
tyrant; despot
a cruel and oppressive ruler; a tyrant
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ลุกขึ้นต่อต้านlúk-kʉ̂n-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâanลุกขึ้นต่อต้านlúk-kʉ̂n-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâan[to] rise up against [sb/sth]; [to] revoltผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râattyrant; despot
The people rose up against the tyrannical leader.
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ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatมีmiiทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatหลายคนlǎai-konที่tîiใช้cháiอำนาจam-nâatในทางnai-taangที่tîiผิดpìtและlɛ́กดขี่gòt-kìiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
In history, there have been many tyrants who misused their power and oppressed the people.
การปกครองgaan-bpòk-krɔɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatมักmákจบลงjòp-longด้วยdûuaiความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngและlɛ́การสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaเพราะprɔ́ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonทนtonการกดขี่gaan-gòt-kìiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
Tyrannical rule often ends in violence and loss because the people cannot endure the oppression.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngชีวิตchii-wítอันanแร้นแค้นrɛ́ɛn-kɛ́ɛnของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konภายใต้paai-dtâaiการปกครองgaan-bpòk-krɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatผู้pûuโหดเหี้ยมhòot-hîiam
This novel reflects the destitute lives of people under the rule of a cruel tyrant.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรราช said ทอ-ระ-ราช?
tɔɔ-rá-râat
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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ทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râatทรราชtɔɔ-rá-râattyrant; despottyrant; despotWord