นฤบาล
ná-rʉ́-baanMeaning
1NounC2
king; monarch (literary)
A literary term for a king or sovereign ruler.
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetสดุดีsà-dù-diiสดุดีsà-dù-dii1[to] praise; extol; laud2tribute; eulogy; panegyricนฤบาลná-rʉ́-baanนฤบาลná-rʉ́-baanking; monarch (literary)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadความสงบสุขkwaam-sà-ngòp-sùkความสงบสุขkwaam-sà-ngòp-sùkpeace; tranquilityมาสู่maa-sùuมาสู่maa-sùu1[to] come to; reach [sb]/[somewhere]2[to] enter into; come to be in (a state/situation)แผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3reign of a monarch (literary)
The poet praises the sovereign who brought peace to the land.
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แม้máeนฤบาลná-réu-baanจะjàทรงมีsong meeพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatสูงสุดsŏong sùtแต่dtàeก็gâwทรงsongรับฟังráp fangคำkamทัดทานtát taanจากjàakเหล่าlàoขุนนางkŭn naang
Although the sovereign held supreme power, he listened to objections from his nobles.
นฤบาลná-rʉ́-baanทรงsongตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongแห่งhɛ̀ngราชบัลลังก์râat-chá-ban-langมิได้mí-dâaiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpกำลังgam-langทหารtá-hǎanเท่านั้นtâo-nánหากhàakยังyangอาศัยaa-sǎiความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngราษฎรrâat-sà-dɔɔnด้วยdûuai
The sovereign recognized that the security of the throne depended not only on military strength but also on the trust of the people.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมิได้mí-dâaiยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngนฤบาลná-rʉ́-baanเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́ทรงsongครองราชย์krɔɔng-râatหากhàakเชิดชูchə̂ət-chuuพระองค์prá-ongในฐานะnai-tǎa-náผู้pûuทรงsongธำรงtam-rongธรรมtamเหนือnʉ̌ʉaอำนาจam-nâat
The poem does not praise the sovereign merely for occupying the throne; rather, it honors him for upholding righteousness above power.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นฤบาล said นะ-รึ-บาล?
ná-rʉ́-baan
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 | — | — |