รจนา
rót-jà-naaMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Rojana; female given name
A Thai female given name (Rojana/Rojjana).
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.รจนาrót-jà-naaรจนาrót-jà-naa1Rojana; female given name2Rotchana (heroine of Sang Thong)3[to] compose; author (literary)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is Rojana. She is my friend.
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Where do you work, Khun Rojana?
Yesterday I called Rojana, but she didn't answer the phone.
รจนาrót-jà-naaที่tîiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเพิ่งpə̂ngได้รับdâi-rápรางวัลraang-wanพนักงานดีเด่นpá-nák-ngaan-dii-dèenประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiนี้níi
Rojana, who is our department head, just received this year's outstanding employee award.
2Proper nounB2
Rotchana (heroine of Sang Thong)
The princess in the Thai literary tale Sang Thong who chooses the disguised hero as her husband.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สังข์ทองsǎng-tɔɔngสังข์ทองsǎng-tɔɔng1Sang Thong; Thai folktale2Sang Thong; hero of the folktaleนางรจนาnaang-rót-jà-naaนางรจนาnaang-rót-jà-naaPrincess Rojana; character in Sang Thongได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveเจ้าเงาะjâao-ngɔ́เจ้าเงาะjâao-ngɔ́1a character in the Thai folktale Sang Thong (the prince’s ugly disguise, 'Chao Ngo')2an ugly or shabby-looking man (by allusion)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คู่ครองkûu-krɔɔngคู่ครองkûu-krɔɔng1spouse; life partner2mate (animal)
In the literary work 'Sang Thong', Nang Rojana chose Chao Ngo as her spouse.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpฟังfangนิทานní-taanเรื่องrêuuangนางรจนาnaang rót-jà-naaกับgàpเจ้าเงาะjâo ngóเพราะpráwมันmanสนุกsà-nùkและláeมีmeeคติสอนใจká-dtì sŏn jai
Children like listening to the tale of Nang Rojana and Chao Ngo because it's fun and has a moral.
การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiของkŏngนางรจนาnaang rót-jà-naaในnaiการโยนgaan yohnพวงมาลัยpuuang maa-laiให้hâiเจ้าเงาะjâo ngóสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungการมองgaan mongคนkonจากjàakคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaภายในpaai naiมากกว่าmâak gwàaรูปลักษณ์ภายนอกrôop-pà-lák paai-nôk
Nang Rojana's decision to throw the garland to Chao Ngo reflects looking at a person's inner value rather than their external appearance.
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnนางรจนาnaang-rót-jà-naaเป็นต้นbpen-dtônแบบbɛ̀ɛpของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงไทยyǐng-taiในอุดมคติnai-ù-dom-ká-dtìสำหรับsǎm-ràpบางbaangยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiคือkʉʉมีmiiความงามkwaam-ngaamพร้อมprɔ́ɔmและlɛ́มีปัญญาmii-bpan-yaaในnaiการเลือกคู่gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-kûu
The character Nang Rojana was a model of the ideal Thai woman for certain eras, possessing both beauty and wisdom in choosing a partner.
3VerbC2
[to] compose; author (literary)
to compose, write, or author a literary work; formal or literary usage
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รจนา said รด-จะ-นา?
rót-jà-naa
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 vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rót
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 | — | — |