ราช

râat

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

royal; of a king

relating to a king or the royal court; used in formal or official contexts

Examples

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2NounB2

king; monarch (formal)

a king or monarch; chiefly used as an element in compounds.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuua[to] disguise oneself; [to] go undercover; [to] pose asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)
In this story, the king disguises himself as a villager to go out and hear the people's problems.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

râat

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——