มหิศร
má-hì-sɔ̌ɔnMeaning
1NounC2
great lord; king; sovereign
a great lord, king, sovereign, or very powerful ruler, used mainly in literary or royal language
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanancient literature; classical literatureกวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)สรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ən1[to] praise; extol2praise; commendation (formal)พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náในฐานะnai-tǎa-náas; in the capacity/role ofองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)มหิศรmá-hì-sɔ̌ɔnมหิศรmá-hì-sɔ̌ɔngreat lord; king; sovereignผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ปกbpòkปกbpòk1cover; front cover2collar (of a garment)3[to] cover4normal; regular (abbr.)ครองแผ่นดินkrɔɔng-pɛ̀n-dinครองแผ่นดินkrɔɔng-pɛ̀n-din[to] reign; [to] rule a countryโดยธรรมdooi-tamโดยธรรมdooi-tamjustly; righteously
In ancient literature, the poet praises the king as a great sovereign who rules the land with righteousness.
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พระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiถูกtùukสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉลิมพระเกียรติchà-lə̌əm-prá-gìiatองค์ongมหิศรmá-hì-sɔ̌ɔnผู้pûuทรงsongขยายkà-yǎaiอาณาเขตaa-naa-kèetของkɔ̌ɔngแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinให้hâiกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang-yài-pai-sǎan
This palace was built to honor the great king who expanded the empire's territory immensely.
ด้วยdûuayพระมหากรุณาธิคุณprá-má-hăa-gà-rú-naa-tí-kunของkŏngองค์ongพระpráมหิศรmá-hĭ-sŏnเหล่าlàoนักโทษnák tôhtจึงjeungได้รับพระราชทานdâai ráp prá-râat-chá-taanอภัยโทษà-pai-tôht
Through the royal grace of the great sovereign, the prisoners were granted royal pardon.
พงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daanได้dâiจารึกjaa-rúkไว้wáiว่าwâaพระองค์prá ongทรงเป็นsong bpenพระpráมหิศรmá-hĭ-sŏnผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pôo yîng yàiซึ่งsêungบรรดาban-daaประเทศราชbprà-têet-sà-râatทั้งหลายtáng lăaiต่างdtàangยอมyomศิโรราบsì-roh-râapแต่โดยดีdtàe doi dee
The chronicles record that he was a great sovereign to whom all vassal states willingly bowed in submission.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหิศร said มะ-หิ-สอน?
má-hì-sɔ̌ɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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
má
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 | — | — |