นฤบดี
ná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-diiMeaning
1NounC2
king; monarch
a king, monarch, or sovereign (typically used in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts)
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseที่กล่าวถึงtîi-glàao-tʉ̌ngที่กล่าวถึงtîi-glàao-tʉ̌ngaforementioned; mentionedองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)นฤบดีná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-diiนฤบดีná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-diiking; monarchผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàigreat person; powerful figureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya period (Thai history)2Ayutthaya-era; from the Ayutthaya period
Students are studying a poem that mentions a great narubodi in the Ayutthaya period.
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ผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panได้dâaiแต่งdtɛ̀ngบทbòtอาศิรวาทaa-sì-rá-wâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉลิมพระเกียรติchà-lə̌əm-prá-gìiatองค์ongนฤบดีná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-diiผู้pûuทรงsongนำnamความร่มเย็นkwaam-rôm-yenมาสู่maa-sùuแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The author composed a eulogy to honor the narubodi who brought peace to the kingdom.
ในnaiมหากาพย์má-hǎa-gàapเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánองค์ongนฤบดีná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-diiทรงsongนำทัพnam-tápออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀kจนjonได้รับชัยชนะdâi-ráp-chai-chá-náเหนือnʉ̌ʉaข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kที่มาtîi-maaรุกรานrúk-raan
In that epic tale, the narubodi led the army into battle until achieving victory over the invading enemies.
คำศัพท์kam sàpอย่างyàangนฤบดีná-réu-bo-deeเป็นbpenเครื่องkrêuuangสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungคติความเชื่อká-dtì kwaam chêuuaแบบbàepเทวราชาtay-wá-raa-chaaที่têeยกย่องyók yôngให้hâiพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นprá-má-hăa-gà-sàt song bpenสมมติเทพsŏm-mút-têpเหนือnĕuuaมวลมนุษย์muuan má-nút
Vocabulary like "narubodi" is a reflection of the Devaraja concept, which exalts the monarch as a divine being above all humans.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นฤบดี said นะ-รึ-บอ-ดี?
ná-rʉ́-bɔɔ-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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 | — | — |