ทศพิธ
tót-sà-pítMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
tenfold; of ten kinds
consisting of ten parts, kinds, or types (usually used in formal, royal, or religious contexts)
Examples
พระมหากษัตริย์ไทยprá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt-taiพระมหากษัตริย์ไทยprá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt-taiKing of Thailandทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngปกครองbpòk-krɔɔng1[to] govern; rule2[to] administer; overseeประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooหลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamthe Ten Royal Virtues (Buddhist ethics for rulers)
Thai monarchs rule the country based on the ten virtues of a ruler.
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ในnaiวิชาสังคมศึกษาwí-chaa-sǎng-kom-sʉ̀k-sǎaนักเรียนnák-riianจะได้jà-dâaiเรียนรู้riian-rúuเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamทั้งtángสิบsìpประการbprà-gaanในnaiหลักlàkทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tam
In social studies class, students will learn about the ten virtues in the tenfold code of the king.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanนำnamหลักlàkทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamมาmaaประยุกต์ใช้bprà-yúk-cháiในnaiการบริหารงานgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-ngaanและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpûu-dtâai-bang-káp-ban-chaa
A good leader should apply the ten virtues of a ruler in their administration and in taking care of their subordinates.
คัมภีร์kam-piiโบราณboo-raanได้dâaiระบุrá-bùถึงtʉ̌ngหลักlàkทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛoทางtaangให้hâiผู้pûuปกbpòkครองแผ่นดินkrɔɔng-pɛ̀n-dinดำรงตนdam-rong-dtonอยู่ในyùu-naiความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tam
Ancient scriptures specified the tenfold royal virtues as a guideline for rulers of the land to conduct themselves with justice.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทศพิธ said ทด-สะ-พิธ?
tót-sà-pít
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |