ราชา
raa-chaaMeaning
1NounB1
king; male monarch
A male sovereign ruler of a kingdom; a king (often formal or literary in Thai, cf. กษัตริย์กษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereign).
Examples
ชาวเมืองchaao-mʉʉangชาวเมืองchaao-mʉʉangcity/town resident; urban dwellerถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersแด่dɛ̀ɛแด่dɛ̀ɛ1to; for [sb] (formal)2stretched out; flat and motionlessราชาraa-chaaราชาraa-chaaking; male monarchในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔng[to] celebrateขึ้นครองราชย์kʉ̂n-krɔɔng-râatขึ้นครองราชย์kʉ̂n-krɔɔng-râat[to] ascend the throne; be enthroned
The townspeople offered flowers to the king on the coronation day.
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ตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaราชาraa-chaaองค์ongนั้นnánปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngด้วยdûuaiความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamและlɛ́เมตตาmêet-dtaa
The legend says that that king ruled with justice and mercy.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaราชาraa chaaองค์ongใหม่màiสืบราชบัลลังก์sèup râat-chá-ban-langหลังlăngสงครามsŏng-kraamยุติyú-dtì
The historian explained that the new king succeeded to the throne after the war ended.
แม้mɛ́ɛราชาraa-chaaจะมีjà-miiอำนาจสูงสุดam-nâat-sǔung-sùtตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพระองค์prá-ongยังyangทรงsongรับฟังráp-fangคำkamทัดทานtát-taanของkɔ̌ɔngเสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk
Although the king held supreme legal power, he still heeded the ministers’ remonstrations for the realm’s stability.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 1
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ราชาraa-chaaราชาraa-chaaking; male monarchking; male monarchWord