ประพาส
bprà-pâatMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] travel (royal); [to] tour (by royalty)
To travel or go on a trip, used for a king or royalty. (Royal Thai language)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker๕hâaพระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixเสด็จประพาสsà-dèt-bprà-pâatเสด็จประพาสsà-dèt-bprà-pâat[to] go on a royal tour; [to] travel for pleasure (royal usage)ยุโรปyú-ròopยุโรปyú-ròop1Europe (continent)2European; of Europe (as a modifier)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
During the reign of King Rama V, he traveled to Europe twice.
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กำหนดgam-nòtการเสด็จประพาสgaan-sà-dèt-bprà-pâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทรงเยี่ยมsong-yîiamราษฎรrâat-sà-dɔɔnในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-hàang-glaiได้dâaiถูกtùukประกาศbprà-gàatออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The schedule for the royal trip to visit the people in remote areas has been announced.
การเสด็จประพาสgaan-sà-dèt-bprà-pâatต้นdtônของkɔ̌ɔngพระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat-sǒm-dèt-prá-jun-lá-jɔɔm-glâao-jâao-yùu-hǔuaเป็นbpenการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangแบบbɛ̀ɛpส่วนพระองค์sùuan-prá-ongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngสามัญชนsǎa-man-chon
The 'praphat ton' of King Chulalongkorn were private journeys to learn about the commoners' way of life.
สิ่งที่sìng-tîiทรงsongได้dâaiทอดพระเนตรtɔ̂ɔt-prá-nêetระหว่างrá-wàangการเสด็จประพาสgaan-sà-dèt-bprà-pâatต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetได้dâaiกลายมาเป็นglaai-maa-bpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiในnaiการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaสยามsà-yǎamให้hâiทัดเทียมtát-tiiamนานาอารยประเทศnaa-naa-aa-rá-yá-bprà-têet
The things His Majesty observed during his royal tours abroad became the inspiration for developing Siam to be on par with civilized nations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bprà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ประbpràประbprà1[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes2dotted; dashed3detriment (astrology)[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokesPart 1
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ประพาสbprà-pâatประพาสbprà-pâat[to] travel (royal); [to] tour (by royalty)[to] travel (royal); [to] tour (by royalty)Word