พระรูป
prá-rûupMeaning
1NounB2
royal portrait
a portrait (painting or photograph) of a king or a member of the royal family.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanoffice; study; workroomของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระรูปprá-rûupพระรูปprá-rûuproyal portraitของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในหลวงnai-lǔuangในหลวงnai-lǔuangthe King (of Thailand)รัชกาลrát-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 marker9แขวนkwɛ̌ɛnแขวนkwɛ̌ɛn1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelveอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
In my father's office, there is a portrait of King Rama IX hanging.
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ทุกtúkบ้านbâanมักจะmák jàมีmeeพระรูปprá-rôopของkŏngพระบรมวงศานุวงศ์prá-bò-rom-wong-săa-nú-wongประดับbprà-dàpไว้wáiเพื่อpêuuaเป็นสิริมงคลbpen sì-rì mong-kon
Almost every house has a portrait of a member of the royal family displayed for good fortune.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngพระรูปprá-rûupของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtในnaiราชวงศ์จักรีrâat-chá-wong-jàk-griiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยsà-mǎiรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtôn
This museum exhibits royal portraits of the kings of the Chakri dynasty from the early Rattanakosin period.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinได้รับdâi rápพระบรมราชานุญาตprá bò-rom-má-raa-chaa-nú-yâatให้hâiเข้าเฝ้าฯkâo fâoเพื่อpêuuaวาดwâatพระรูปprá-rôopซึ่งsêungต่อมาdtò maaได้dâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenสมบัติของชาติsŏm-bàt kŏng châat
The artist was granted a royal audience to paint the portrait, which later became a national treasure.
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 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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รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formpicture; photo; imagePart 2
พระรูปprá-rûupพระรูปprá-rûuproyal portraitroyal portraitWord