พระสนม
prá-sà-nǒmMeaning
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royal concubine
a woman who serves as a king's concubine, ranked below the queen in the royal household.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kɔɔn-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kɔɔn-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorical drama; historical playเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneตัวเอกdtuua-èekตัวเอกdtuua-èek1main character; protagonist; leading role2central figure; key person3key element; star ingredient (figurative)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenรับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpen[to] play the role of [sb/sth]; [to] act as [sb/sth]พระสนมprá-sà-nǒmพระสนมprá-sà-nǒmroyal concubineของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaaking
In this historical drama, the main character plays the role of the king's concubine.
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ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanพระสนมprá-sà-nǒmมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiรับใช้ráp-cháiและlɛ́ถวายtà-wǎaiความสุขkwaam-sùkแด่dɛ̀ɛพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
In ancient times, a concubine's duty was to serve and please the king.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngพระสนมprá-sà-nǒmในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákมักmákมีmiiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnและlɛ́ชิงดีชิงเด่นching-dii-ching-dèenกันganสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งชิงyɛ̂ɛng-chingความkwaamโปรดปรานbpròot-bpraanจากjàakพระราชาprá-raa-chaa
The position of a concubine in the royal court often involved intense competition and rivalry to win the king's favor.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaพระสนมprá-sà-nǒmจะมีjà-miiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngรองจากrɔɔng-jàakพระราชินีprá-raa-chí-niiแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangนางnaangก็gɔ̂มีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangภายในpaai-naiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nák
Although a concubine's rank is below the queen, some had significant influence in the politics within the royal court.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พระสนม said พระ-สะ-หนม?
prá-sà-nǒm
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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สนมsà-nǒmสนมsà-nǒmroyal concubine; king's secondary wiferoyal concubine; king's secondary wifePart 2
พระสนมprá-sà-nǒmพระสนมprá-sà-nǒmroyal concubineroyal concubineWord