พระองค์
prá-ongMeanings
royal person; His/Her Majesty
a respectful royal term for a king, queen, or high-ranking royal; used as a title or as a reference to a royal person
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royal third-person pronoun
a royal pronoun meaning ‘he/she’ referring to a monarch or royal person; e.g., พระองค์ทรง...
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royal second-person pronoun
a deferential form of address meaning ‘Your Majesty/Your Royal Highness’ when speaking to a monarch or royal; used with verbs in the royal register
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royal classifier
classifier for royal persons (one king/queen/prince/princess) in the royal register; e.g., พระองค์หนึ่ง
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body (royal)
The body of a monarch or other high-ranking royal person, in royal language.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พระองค์ said พระ-อง?
prá-ong
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |