บรรหาร
ban-hǎanMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] explain; adjudicate; command (literary)
To state or explain a matter, give a ruling on a case, or issue a command; a literary term also used for royal pronouncements.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixฟังความfang-kwaamฟังความfang-kwaam[to] hear an account; listen to a party's sideจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixบรรหารban-hǎanบรรหารban-hǎan[to] explain; adjudicate; command (literary)คดีká-diiคดีká-diilegal case; lawsuitอย่างเป็นธรรมyàang-bpen-tamอย่างเป็นธรรมyàang-bpen-tamfairly; justly
In this tale, the king hears both sides before delivering a fair judgment in the case.
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เสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiจึงjʉngบรรหารban-hǎanความkwaamต่อdtɔ̀ɔที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngเหตุhèetแห่งhɛ̀ngความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngจนjonทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiเข้าใจkâo-jaiตรงกันdtrong-gan
The minister then explained the matter to the assembly, clarifying the cause of the conflict until all sides shared the same understanding.
ครั้นkránทรงsongทราบsâapว่าwâaราษฎรrâat-sà-dɔɔnอดอยากòt-yàakพระราชาprá-raa-chaaก็gɔ̂มีmiiพระราชดำรัสprá-râat-chá-dam-rátบรรหารban-hǎanให้hâiเปิดbpə̀ətคลังหลวงklang-lǔuangนำnamข้าวkâaoออกɔ̀ɔkแจกจ่ายjɛ̀ɛk-jàai
Upon learning that the people were starving, the king issued a royal command to open the royal granaries and distribute rice.
ผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panให้hâiกษัตริย์gà-sàtทรงsongบรรหารban-hǎanคดีká-diiโดยdooiยึดyʉ́tความสัตย์kwaam-sàtเหนือnʉ̌ʉaสายสัมพันธ์sǎai-sǎm-panแห่งhɛ̀ngเครือญาติkrʉʉa-yâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับเน้นkàp-nénอุดมคติù-dom-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngที่tîiไม่mâiเอนเอียงeen-iiangด้วยdûuaiอคติà-ká-dtì
The author has the king adjudicate the case by placing truth above kinship, underscoring the ideal of a ruler unswayed by bias.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บรรหาร said บัน-หาร?
ban-hǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ban
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 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 | — | — |