บรม

bɔɔ-rom

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

supreme; most exalted

Supreme; most exalted; of the highest rank or degree (formal/royal modifier).

Examples

นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàathistorianยกย่องyók yôngยกย่องyók yông1[to] praise; honor; commend2[to] exalt; elevate in status3praise; honorพระองค์prá ongพระองค์prá ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; 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 prefixบรมเกียรติbò-rom-má-gìiatบรมเกียรติbò-rom-má-gìiatsupreme honor; highest prestigeสูงสุดsŏong sùtสูงสุดsŏong sùt1highest; maximum; supreme2at most; at the highestในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยุคyúkยุคyúk1era; age; period2generation; one’s timeนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
Historians praise him as the king of the highest honor in that era.
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supreme; most exalted (bound morpheme)

A formal element used in royal or religious compounds to denote utmost reverence or supreme status (e.g., บรมราชาบรมราชาbɔɔ-rom-raa-chaasupreme/great king, พระบรมศพพระบรมศพprá-bɔɔ-rom-sòproyal remains (royal vocabulary)).

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is บรม said บอ-รม?

bɔɔ-rom

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bɔɔ

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——