องค์

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Meanings

1ClassifierB1

classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues

a measure word used to count monks, members of royalty, deities, Buddha images, or sacred statues

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2NounB2

honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)

an honorific placed before terms referring to royalty, deities, or other revered figures

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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentสมเด็จพระสังฆราชsǒm-dèt-prá-sǎng-ká-râatสมเด็จพระสังฆราชsǒm-dèt-prá-sǎng-ká-râat1Supreme Patriarch of Thailand2the Supreme Patriarch (title)เสด็จsà-dètเสด็จsà-dèt1[to] go/come/travel (royal)2prince; princess (royal title)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forกราบgràapกราบgràap1[to] prostrate; bow deeply2[to] pay deep respect (figurative)นมัสการná-mát-sà-gaanนมัสการná-mát-sà-gaan1[to] pay homage; venerate (Buddhist)2homage; veneration; formal salutationองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
Today the Supreme Patriarch came in person, so we humbly pay respects to His Holiness.
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3NounB2

body (royal usage)

the body of a royal person, especially in the expression พระองค์พระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)

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4NounC1

element; component (formal/technical)

a formal/technical term for a constituent part or element within a system

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is องค์ said อง?

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  • Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

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Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ค์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——