พญามฤค
pá-yaa má-réukMeaning
1NounC2
king of deer; lord of wild animals
a king or chief among deer or wild animals, used mainly in literary, mythological, or Jataka contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานชาดกní-taan chaa-dòkนิทานชาดกní-taan chaa-dòkJataka tale; Buddhist birth storyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtBodhisattvaได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเสวยพระชาติsà-wŏei prá châatเสวยพระชาติsà-wŏei prá châat[to] be born (honorific); take birth in an incarnationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukพญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukking of deer; lord of wild animalsผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีเมตตาmee mêt-dtaaมีเมตตาmee mêt-dtaa1[to] be kind; [to] be compassionate2kind; compassionateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ทั้งปวงtáng bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
In this Jataka tale, the Bodhisattva was born as the king of deer who showed compassion to all animals.
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กวีgà-weeได้dâiบรรยายban-yaaiท่วงท่าtûuang tâaอันสง่างามan sà-ngàa ngaamของkŏngพญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukขณะkà-nàเยื้องย่างyéuuang yâangกลางglaangป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanไว้wáiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang wí-jìt ban-jong
The poet exquisitely described the elegant posture of the king of deer as it strolled through the Himmapan forest.
ตามdtaamคติká-dtìความเชื่อโบราณkwaam chûuea boh-raanพญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukมักmákถูกtòokใช้cháiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákแห่งhàengความเป็นผู้นำkwaam bpen pûu namและláeความเสียสละkwaam sĭia sà-làในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee tai
According to ancient beliefs, the king of deer is often used as a symbol of leadership and sacrifice in Thai literature.
พระราชนิพนธ์prá-râat-chá-ní-ponร้อยกรองrói grongบทbòtนี้néeได้dâiหยิบยกyìp yókอุปมาโวหารùp-bpà-maa woh-hăanเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpพญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukมาmaaเปรียบเปรยbprìiap bproiถึงtĕungองค์พระมหากษัตริย์ong-prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtผู้ทรงธรรมpôo song tamและláeปกป้องbpòk bpôngอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râat
This royal poetic composition employs a metaphor concerning the king of deer to represent a righteous monarch who protects his subjects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พญามฤค said พะ-ยา-มะ-รึ-คะ?
pá-yaa má-réuk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
5 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พญาpá-yaaพญาpá-yaa1ruler; king; lord (historical)2honorific prefix for great beings3chief; great one (for animals/plants)ruler; king; lord (historical)Part 1
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มฤคmá-réukมฤคmá-réukdeer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)deer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)Part 2
พญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukพญามฤคpá-yaa má-réukking of deer; lord of wild animalsking of deer; lord of wild animalsWord