นครหลวง
ná-kɔɔn-lǔuangMeaning
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capital (city); royal/imperial capital
The capital city of a country or kingdom; often used in formal or historical contexts to mean a royal or imperial capital.
Examples
กรุงศรีอยุธยาgrung-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaaกรุงศรีอยุธยาgrung-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya Kingdom2Ayutthaya (historic capital)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangนครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangcapital (city); royal/imperial capitalที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàigrand; magnificent; great in scale or importanceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาณาจักรสยามaa-naa-jàk-sà-yǎamอาณาจักรสยามaa-naa-jàk-sà-yǎamthe Kingdom of Siam (historical Thailand)
Ayutthaya was once the great capital city of the Siamese Kingdom.
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ผู้นำpûu-namจากjàakหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maaประชุมbprà-chumที่tîiนครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtai
Leaders from many countries traveled to Thailand's capital city for a meeting.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitนครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangการปกครองgaan-bpòk-krɔɔngแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenศูนย์รวมsǔun-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamด้วยdûuai
In the past, the capital city was not only the center of administration but also a hub for arts and culture.
สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamอันanวิจิตรwí-jìtของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangในnaiนครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความรุ่งเรืองkwaam-rûng-rʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The exquisite architecture of the royal palace in the capital city reflects the prosperity of the past kingdom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นครหลวง said นะ-คอน-หลวง?
ná-kɔɔn-lǔuang
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
ná
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankroyal; of the kingPart 2
นครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangนครหลวงná-kɔɔn-lǔuangcapital (city); royal/imperial capitalcapital (city); royal/imperial capitalWord