วร
wonMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
excellent; noble; auspicious (prefix)
A formal or literary prefix from Pali/Sanskrit meaning excellent, noble, or auspicious. It is used to form compound words, often in royal, religious, or very formal contexts (e.g., วรกายวรกายwɔɔ-rá-gaaibody (royal term) 'royal body', วรชายา 'royal consort').
Examples
ภาพวาดpâap wâatภาพวาดpâap wâata drawing/painting (artwork)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕnแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕn[to] show; demonstrate [sth]พระวรกายprá wá-rá-gaaiพระวรกายprá wá-rá-gaairoyal body (His/Her Majesty's body)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3[to] wear (as adornment)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panเครื่องราชกกุธภัณฑ์krêuuang-râat-chá-gà-gùt-tá-panroyal regalia (Thailand)
The painting in the museum depicts the royal body of a past king, adorned with the royal regalia.
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คำว่าkam wâaพระpráวรwonชายาchaa-yaaเป็นbpenพระอิสริยยศprá-ìt-sà-rí-yá-yótของkŏngพระชายาprá chaa-yaaในnaiสมเด็จพระบรมโอรสาธิราชฯsŏm-dèt prá-bò-rom-oh-roh-săa-tí-râatซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenตำแหน่งdtam-nàengที่têeสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaพระชายาprá chaa-yaaทั่วไปtûua bpai
The term 'Phra Worachaya' is the title for the royal consort of the Crown Prince, a rank higher than a regular 'Phra Chaya'.
ในnaiวรwonโอกาสoh-gàatอันเป็นมงคลan bpen mong-konนี้néeข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoขออวยพรkŏr uuai ponให้hâiคู่บ่าวสาวkôo bàao săaoมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkความเจริญkwaam jà-rernยิ่งyîngๆ-ขึ้นไปkêun bpai
On this auspicious and noble occasion, I would like to wish the bride and groom ever-increasing happiness and prosperity.
พุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-săa-sà-ní-gà-chonต่างdtàangเปล่งเสียงbplèng sĭiangสาธุการsăa-tú-gaanในnaiวรwonโอกาสoh-gàatที่têeได้dâiอัญเชิญan-chernพระบรมสารีริกธาตุprá-bò-rom-săa-ree-rí-gà-tâatมาmaaประดิษฐานbprà-dìt-sà-tăanณnáแดนdaenสยามsà-yăam
Buddhists collectively chanted 'Sadhu' on the excellent and auspicious occasion of the Buddha's holy relics being brought and enshrined in the land of Siam.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วร said วะ-ระ?
won
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |