ราคัส
raa-kátMeaning
1NounC2
rākṣasa; demon/ogre (Indic myth)
A demon, ogre, or malevolent being in Indian mythological tradition (from Sanskrit ‘rākṣasa’); used chiefly in literary or scholarly contexts.
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)รามเกียรติ์raam-má-giianรามเกียรติ์raam-má-giian1the Ramakien (Thai epic)2the Ramakien (literary work/series)ทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganRavana; demon-king in the Ramakienเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พญายักษ์pá-yaa-yákพญายักษ์pá-yaa-yákking of giants; great ogreผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฤทธิ์เดชrít-dèetฤทธิ์เดชrít-dèet1power; might2supernatural power3effect; impact (often negative/figurative)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationสืบเชื้อสายsʉ̀ʉp-chʉ́ʉa-sǎaiสืบเชื้อสายsʉ̀ʉp-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai[to] be descended fromมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toราคัสraa-kátราคัสraa-kátrākṣasa; demon/ogre (Indic myth)
In the Ramakien literary work, Ravana is a powerful giant king who is descended from the Rakshasa.
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ภาพสลักpâap-sà-làkทวารบาลtá-waan-baanที่tîiวัดโบราณwát-boo-raanบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàเป็นbpenราคัสraa-kátหน้าตาnâa-dtaaดุดันdù-danเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับไล่kàp-lâiสิ่งsìngชั่วร้ายchûua-ráai
The carved door guardians at some ancient temples have the appearance of fierce-looking Rakshasas to ward off evil.
นักคติชนวิทยาnák ká-dtì-chon-wít-tá-yaaกำลังgam-langศึกษาsèuk-săaวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkŏngภาพตัวแทนpâap dtuua taenราคัสraa-kátในnaiศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàอินเดียin-diiaและláeเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâi
Folklorists are studying the evolution of the representation of Rakshasas in Indian and Southeast Asian art.
การปรากฏgaan-bpraa-gòtของkɔ̌ɔngราคัสraa-kátในnaiคัมภีร์พระเวทkam-pii-prá-wêetสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnทวิภาวะtá-wí-paa-wáของkɔ̌ɔngอำนาจam-nâatในnaiจักรวาลวิทยาjàk-grà-waan-wít-tá-yaaฮินดูhin-duuซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นได้bpen-dâaiทั้งtángผู้พิทักษ์pûu-pí-tákและlɛ́ผู้ทำลายpûu-tam-laai
The appearance of the Rakshasa in Vedic scriptures reflects the duality of power in Hindu cosmology, capable of being both protector and destroyer.
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 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
raa
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 | — | — |