นฤนาถ

ná-rʉ́-nâat

Meaning

1NounC2

king; monarch

a king, monarch, or sovereign (typically used in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts)

Examples

พสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonsubjects (of a monarch)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forพากันpaa ganพากันpaa gantogether; all; en masseสวดมนต์sùuat monสวดมนต์sùuat mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá ponถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá pon[to] offer royal blessings/good wishesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)องค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)นฤนาถná-réu-nâatนฤนาถná-réu-nâatking; monarchทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระพลานามัยprá-pá-laa-naa-maiพระพลานามัยprá-pá-laa-naa-mairoyal healthที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
The subjects all gathered to pray and offer blessings for the monarch to have strong health.
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Tones

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Why is นฤนาถ said นะ-รึ-นาถ?

ná-rʉ́-nâat

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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