พระโกศ
prá-gòotMeaning
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royal funerary urn/coffer (Thai)
a royal funerary urn or coffin-like container used in Thai royal funerary rites to hold the body or bones of royalty; also used in fixed names of specific royal urn types (e.g., พระโกศทองใหญ่)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้เห็นdâai-hěnได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]ภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiphotograph; photo (still image)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระโกศprá-gòotพระโกศprá-gòotroyal funerary urn/coffer (Thai)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiroyal ceremonyพระบรมศพprá-bɔɔ-rom-sòpพระบรมศพprá-bɔɔ-rom-sòproyal remains (royal vocabulary)
In the museum, we saw old photographs of the royal urns used in royal funeral ceremonies.
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พระโกศprá gòhtเป็นbpenเครื่องประกอบkrêuuang bprà-gòpพระอิสริยยศprá-ìt-sà-rí-yá-yótอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungสำหรับsăm-ràpพระบรมวงศานุวงศ์prá-bò-rom-wong-săa-nú-wongชั้นสูงchán sŏong
The royal funerary urn is one of the royal regalia for high-ranking members of the royal family.
ตามdtaamโบราณราชประเพณีboh-raan-ná-râat-chá-bprà-pay-neeพระโกศprá gòhtทองtongใหญ่yàiจะjàใช้cháiสำหรับsăm-ràpพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtและláeพระบรมราชินีprá-bò-rom-má-raa-chí-neeเท่านั้นtâo nán
According to ancient royal tradition, the Great Golden Urn (Phra Kot Thong Yai) is used only for kings and queens.
การสร้างgaan-sâangพระโกศprá-gòotแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láองค์ongต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉชั้นครูchán-kruuที่tîiมีmiiความรู้ความเข้าใจkwaam-rúu-kwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiราชประเพณีrâat-chá-bprà-pee-niiและlɛ́ศิลปะไทยsǐn-lá-bpà-taiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
The creation of each royal urn requires master craftsmen who have a deep understanding of royal traditions and Thai art.
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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โกศgòotโกศgòot1funerary urn; bone/ash container2royal funerary urnfunerary urn; bone/ash containerPart 2
พระโกศprá-gòotพระโกศprá-gòotroyal funerary urn/coffer (Thai)royal funerary urn/coffer (Thai)Word