ม.ล.
mor lorMeaning
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Mom Luang (royal title)
an abbreviation for Mom Luang, the lowest Thai royal title designating the child of a Mom Rajawongse
Examples
เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำนำหน้าชื่อkam nam nâa chêuuคำนำหน้าชื่อkam nam nâa chêuutitle (before a name); honorificว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeม.ล.mor lorม.ล.mor lorMom Luang (royal title)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfติดดินdtìt dinติดดินdtìt din1down-to-earth; humble2low-priced; very affordableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My colleague has the title M.L. before his name, but he is very down-to-earth.
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ลูกlôokของkŏngหม่อมราชวงศ์mòm râat-chá-wongจะมีjà meeยศyótเป็นbpenม.ล.mor lorซึ่งsêungถือเป็นtĕu bpenราชสกุลrâat-chá-sà-gunลำดับlam-dàpสุดท้ายsùt táai
The child of a Mom Rajawongse will hold the title of M.L., which is considered the last rank of royal descent.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaม.ล.mor lorจะเป็นjà bpenคำนำหน้านามkam nam nâa naamสำหรับsăm-ràpผู้pôoสืบsèupสายเลือดsăai lêuuatเจ้านายjâo naaiแต่dtàeตามกฎหมายdtaam gòt-măaiแล้วláeoถือว่าtĕuu wâaเป็นbpenสามัญชนsăa-man-chon
Although M.L. is a title for those of royal descent, legally they are considered commoners.
ในnaiนวนิยายไทยná-wá-ní-yaai taiย้อนยุคyón yúkพระเอกprá àykมักจะmák jàมีmeeบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàkสูงsŏongหรือrĕuเป็นbpenม.ล.mor lorที่têeมีmeeมรดกตกทอดmor-rá-dòk dtòk tôtมากมายmâak maai
In Thai historical novels, the male protagonist often holds a high noble title or is an M.L. with a vast inheritance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ม.ล. said มอ-ลอ?
mor lor
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mor
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |