ราชย์
râatMeaning
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kingship; reign
Royal authority or the period during which a king rules; often used in compounds (e.g., ขึ้นครองราชย์ขึ้นครองราชย์kʉ̂n-krɔɔng-râat[to] ascend the throne; be enthroned ‘ascend the throne’).
Examples
พระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)ขึ้นครองราชย์kʉ̂n-krɔɔng-râatขึ้นครองราชย์kʉ̂n-krɔɔng-râat[to] ascend the throne; be enthronedเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarely
He ascended the throne at a young age.
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During his reign, the country was peaceful.
ผลงานpǒn-ngaanสำคัญsǎm-kanหลายlǎaiชิ้นchínเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในช่วงnai-chûuangต้นdtônราชย์râatของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระองค์prá-ongนี้níi
Several major achievements occurred in the early years of this king’s reign.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatวิเคราะห์wí-króว่าwâaนโยบายต่างประเทศná-yoo-baai dtàang-bprà-tâytในnaiปลายbplaaiราชย์râatมีผลต่อmee pŏn dtòrดุลอำนาจdun am-nâatภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak
Historians analyze that the foreign policies in the latter part of the reign affected the regional balance of power.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ราชย์ said ราด?
râat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |