รัชกาล
rát-chá-gaanMeaning
1NounB2
reign (of a monarch); specific numbered reign
The period during which a monarch rules; in Thai context, often a specific numbered reign (e.g., King Rama IX).
Examples
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]ศิลปกรรมsǐn-lá-bpà-gamศิลปกรรมsǐn-lá-bpà-gamfine arts; art creationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂n1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต่างกันdtàang-ganต่างกันdtàang-gan[to] differ; be different (from each other)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngchange; alteration
The museum exhibits artworks created during different reigns to show the changes.
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เหตุการณ์สำคัญhèet-gaan-sǎm-kanหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่tîiเก้าgâaoทั้งtángด้านสังคมdâan-sǎng-komและlɛ́การพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naa
Many significant events occurred during the ninth reign, in both social and developmental aspects.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapการปกครองgaan bpòk-krongในnaiแต่ละdtàe láรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanเพื่อpêuuaอธิบายà-tí-baaiพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanของkŏngรัฐrátสมัยใหม่sà-măi mài
Historians compare governance in each reign to explain the development of the modern state.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiที่tîiแต่งdtɛ̀ngในnaiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanนั้นnánสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiและlɛ́นโยบายná-yoo-baaiทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nák
Literature composed during that reign reflects contemporary values and the court’s cultural policies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัชกาล said รัด-ชะ-กาล?
rát-chá-gaan
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 -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rát
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
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กาลgaanกาลgaan1time; period; era [formal/literary]2tense (grammar)time; period; era [formal/literary]Part 2
รัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignWord