ราชัน
raa-chanMeaning
1NounC1
king; monarch (literary)
A king or male sovereign, chiefly referred to in literary or poetic language.
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)ราชันraa-chanราชันraa-chanking; monarch (literary)ปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuua[to] disguise oneself; [to] go undercover; [to] pose asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[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!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)
In this tale, the king disguises himself as a villager to see how his people live.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaศึกsʉ̀kสงบลงsà-ngòp-longราชันraa-chanจึงjʉngมีmiiพระบัญชาprá-ban-chaaให้hâiฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangและlɛ́ช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้ที่pûu-tîiสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Once the fighting ended, the king ordered the realm to be rebuilt and assistance provided to those who had lost their families.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทรงsongครองkrɔɔngบัลลังก์ban-langอันanรุ่งเรืองrûng-rʉʉangราชันraa-chanกลับglàpมิอาจmí-àatหลีกหนีlìik-nǐiความอ้างว้างkwaam-âang-wáangที่tîiกัดกินgàt-ginพระทัยprá-taiได้dâai
Despite reigning from a glorious throne, the king could not escape the loneliness that gnawed at his heart.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทbòtนี้níiมิได้mí-dâaiเชิดชูchə̂ət-chuuราชันraa-chanเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́ทรงsongชนะศึกchá-ná-sʉ̀kหากhàakยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngพระองค์prá-ongที่tîiทรงsongเลือกlʉ̂ʉakให้อภัยhâi-à-paiศัตรูsàt-dtruuแทนtɛɛnการแก้แค้นgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn
This poem honors the king not merely for winning battles, but for choosing to forgive his enemies rather than seek revenge.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 1
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ราชันraa-chanราชันraa-chanking; monarch (literary)king; monarch (literary)Word