พระนลาฏ
prá-ná-lâatMeaning
1NounC1
forehead (royal)
forehead (royal vocabulary used for kings, royalty, or deities)
Examples
เจ้าหญิงjâo yĭngเจ้าหญิงjâo yĭngprincess (female royal)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)รอยแผลเป็นroi plăe bpenรอยแผลเป็นroi plăe bpen1scar (on skin)2emotional scar; lasting trauma (fig.)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพระนลาฏprá ná-lâatพระนลาฏprá ná-lâatforehead (royal)
The princess has a small scar on her royal forehead.
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พระพุทธรูปprá-pút-tá-rûupองค์ongนี้níiมีmiiอัญมณีสีan-yá-má-nii-sǐiแดงdɛɛngประดับbprà-dàpอยู่yùuบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenกึ่งกลางgʉ̀ng-glaangพระนลาฏprá-ná-lâat
This Buddha statue has a red gemstone adorned right in the middle of its royal forehead.
พราหมณ์praamผู้ประกอบพิธีpôo bprà-gòp pí-teeเจิมjermแป้งbpâaengมงคลmong-konบนbonพระนลาฏprá ná-lâatของkŏngพระบรมวงศานุวงศ์prá-bò-rom-wong-săa-nú-wongเพื่อpêuuaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon
The Brahmin performing the ceremony anointed the royal foreheads of the royal family members with auspicious powder for good fortune.
หยาดyàatพระpráเสโทsèh-tohไหลซึมlăi seumตามdtaamพระนลาฏprá ná-lâatขณะที่kà-nà têeพระองค์prá ongทรงงานsong ngaanหนักnàkกลางแดดglaang dàetเพื่อpêuuaพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gon
Drops of royal sweat seeped down his royal forehead while he worked hard in the sun for his subjects.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พระนลาฏ said พระ-นะ-ลาด?
prá-ná-lâat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the 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
prá
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
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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พระนลาฏprá-ná-lâatพระนลาฏprá-ná-lâatforehead (royal)forehead (royal)Word