นเรนทร
ná-raynMeaning
1NounC2
king; monarch (literary)
A king or monarch; a poetic or literary term meaning “lord of men”.
Examples
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesทวยราษฎร์tuuay râatทวยราษฎร์tuuay râatthe people; citizensต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแซ่ซ้องsâe sóngแซ่ซ้องsâe sóng[to] acclaim; praise together (in unison)สรรเสริญคุณธรรมsăn-sĕrn kun-ná-tamสรรเสริญคุณธรรมsăn-sĕrn kun-ná-tam[to] praise virtue; extol moralityของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)นเรนทรná-raynนเรนทรná-raynking; monarch (literary)ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ปกbpòkปกbpòk1cover; front cover2collar (of a garment)3[to] cover4normal; regular (abbr.)ครองแผ่นดินkrong pàen dinครองแผ่นดินkrong pàen din[to] reign; [to] rule a countryโดยธรรมdoi tamโดยธรรมdoi tamjustly; righteously
The populace praised the virtues of the monarch who ruled the land righteously.
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บทกวีbòt gà-weeโบราณboh-raanมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam wâaนเรนทรná-raynเพื่อpêuuaกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtผู้pôoทรงมีsong meeพระบารมีprá baa-rá-meeเปรียบดั่งbprìiap dàngสมมติเทพsŏm-mút-têp
Ancient poetry often uses the word "narentra" to refer to a king whose charisma is like that of a divine being.
คุณสมบัติkun-ná-sŏm-bàtอันanพึงประสงค์peung bprà-sŏngของkŏngองค์ongนเรนทรná-raynในอุดมคติnai ù-dom-ká-dtìคือkeuการgaanทรงไว้song wáiซึ่งsêungทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít râat-chá-tamและláeทรงsongเมตตาmêt-dtaaต่อdtòอาณาราษฎรaa-naa râat-sà-don
The desirable qualities of an ideal monarch are the upholding of the ten kingly virtues and compassion for the subjects.
แม้máeกาลเวลาgaan way-laaจะjàผันผ่านpăn pàanแต่dtàeพระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nee-yá-gìtของkŏngอดีตà-dèetนเรนทรná-raynพระองค์prá ongนั้นnánยังคงyang kongจารึกอยู่jaa-réuk yòoในใจnai jaiพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonมิรู้ลืมmí róo leum
Though time has passed, the royal duties performed by that former monarch remain indelibly inscribed in the hearts of the people.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นเรนทร said นะ-เรน-ทอน?
ná-rayn
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
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 | — | — |