วโรรส
wá-roo-rótMeaning
1NounC2
noble son; royal son
an excellent, noble, or royal son (typically used in literary contexts or royal vocabulary)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)โปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)วโรรสwá-roo-rótวโรรสwá-roo-rótnoble son; royal sonไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoวิชาความรู้wí-chaa-kwaam-rúuวิชาความรู้wí-chaa-kwaam-rúuknowledge; learning; scholarshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiพระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiholy hermit; rishi
In literature, the king sent his royal son to study with a hermit.
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พระราชบิดาprá-râat-chá-bì-daaทรงsongหวังwăngให้hâiพระpráวโรรสwá-roh-rótสืบทอดsèup tâwtราชบัลลังก์râat-chá-ban-langและláeปกbpòkครองแผ่นดินkrong pàen dinด้วยdûuayทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít râat-chá-tam
The royal father hoped his noble son would inherit the throne and rule the land with the ten royal virtues.
กวีgà-wiiได้dâaiประพันธ์บทbprà-pan-bòtกลอนglɔɔnสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngพระpráวโรรสwá-roo-rótในnaiการทำgaan-tamศึกสงครามsʉ̀k-sǒng-kraamปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉang
The poet composed a poem praising the royal son's bravery in fighting the war to protect the city.
แม้นmɛ́ɛnพระpráวโรรสwá-roo-rótจะjàยังyangทรงพระเยาว์song-prá-yaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpมีmiiพระปรีชาสามารถprá-bprii-chaa-sǎa-mâatล้ำเลิศlám-lə̂ətจนjonเป็นที่ประจักษ์bpen-tîi-bprà-jàkแก่gɛ̀ɛหมู่mùuมวลmuuanอำมาตย์am-màat
Even though the royal son was still young in age, he possessed such excellent abilities that it became evident to all the courtiers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วโรรส said วะ-โร-รส?
wá-roo-rót
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
wá
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 | — | — |