ทุรชน
tú-rá-chonMeaning
1NounC1
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel
A wicked, evil, or bad person; a scoundrel or villain.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; 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)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contendกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ทุรชนtú-rá-chonทุรชนtú-rá-chonwicked person; evil person; scoundrelเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa1[to] help; assist2to rescue; to provide reliefชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)
In this folktale, the hero has to fight against villains to help the villagers.
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สังคมsǎng-komจะjàวุ่นวายwûn-waaiถ้าtâaเราraoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiทุรชนtú-rá-chonมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaคนดีkon-dii
Society will be chaotic if we let wicked people have power over good people.
การคบหาgaan-kóp-hǎaทุรชนtú-rá-chonเป็นมิตรbpen-mítมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàชักนำchák-namให้เราhâi-raoตกต่ำลงdtòk-dtàm-longไปbpaiในทางnai-taangเสื่อมsʉ̀ʉam
Associating with scoundrels as friends will only lead us down the path of ruin.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàมีmiiการเปรียบเทียบgaan-bprìiap-tîiapระหว่างrá-wàangวิญญูชนwin-yuu-chonผู้มีคุณธรรมpûu-mii-kun-ná-tamกับgàpทุรชนtú-rá-chonที่tîiเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuuaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In Thai literature, there is always a comparison between virtuous wise men and selfish villains.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทุรชน said ทุ-ระ-ชน?
tú-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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tú
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 | — | — |