พระโสต
prá-sòotMeaning
1NounC1
ear (royal vocabulary)
An ear, using the special polite vocabulary for speaking about a king, queen, or another royal person.
Examples
แพทย์หลวงpɛ̂ɛt-lǔuangแพทย์หลวงpɛ̂ɛt-lǔuangroyal physician; court physicianตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testพระโสตprá-sòotพระโสตprá-sòotear (royal vocabulary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)อย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat1thoroughly; in detail; meticulously2finely; into very small pieces
The royal physician carefully examined His Majesty's ears.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทรงมีsong-miiพระอาการprá-aa-gaanปวดbpùuatพระโสตprá-sòotแพทย์หลวงpɛ̂ɛt-lǔuangจึงjʉngถวายtà-wǎaiการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎa
When His Majesty developed an earache, the royal physician provided treatment.
เสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiจากjàakศาลาริมน้ำsǎa-laa-rim-náamแว่วwɛ̂ɛoเข้าkâoพระโสตprá-sòotขณะkà-nàพระองค์prá-ongประทับbprà-tápทอดพระเนตรtɔ̂ɔt-prá-nêetแสงsɛ̌ɛngสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngวันwan
Music from the riverside pavilion drifted to His Majesty's ears as he sat watching the last light of the day.
จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gonเก็บgèpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatพระโสตprá sòhtและláeพระพักตร์prá pákอย่างประณีตyàang bprà-nêetเพื่อให้pêuua hâiพระบรมสาทิสลักษณ์prá-bò-rom-má-săa-tít-sà-lákมีmeeความสมจริงkwaam sŏm jingและláeสมพระเกียรติsŏm prá gìat
The artist meticulously rendered the king's ears and face to make the royal portrait lifelike and worthy of His Majesty.
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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