พระหทัย

prá-hà-tai

Meaning

1NounC1

heart; mind; feelings (royal)

a royal person's heart, both as a bodily organ and as the seat of thoughts, feelings, or wishes; a royal-register term.

Examples

The sight of the crowd of subjects waiting for the royal visit brought joy to His Majesty's heart.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พระหทัย said พระ-หะ-ไท?

prá-hà-tai

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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พระหทัยprá-hà-taiพระหทัยprá-hà-taiheart; mind; feelings (royal)heart; mind; feelings (royal)Word