อภิชาต
à-pí-châatMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
well-born; of high birth (literary)
Of good or distinguished birth; born into a family of high standing.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตระกูลdtrà-guunตระกูลdtrà-guun1lineage; family; clan2family (classification group)อภิชาตà-pí-châatอภิชาตà-pí-châatwell-born; of high birth (literary)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverดูถูกduu-tùukดูถูกduu-tùuk[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยากจนyâak-jonยากจนyâak-jonpoor; impoverishedกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over
He was born into a distinguished family, but he never looks down on people who are poorer.
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ในnaiสังคมsǎng-komสมัยsà-mǎiนั้นnánผู้pûuมีmiiชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətอภิชาตà-pí-châatมักได้mák-dâaiรับตำแหน่งráp-dtam-nɛ̀ngสำคัญsǎm-kanแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatเหนือnʉ̌ʉaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
In the society of that era, people of noble birth often received important positions even if they were no more capable than others.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeชาติกำเนิดchâat gam-nèrtอภิชาตà-pí-châatและláeเติบโตdtèrp-dtoท่ามกลางtâam glaangความมั่งคั่งkwaam mâng kângนางnaangกลับglàpเลือกlêuuakอุทิศตนù-tít dtonเพื่อpêuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaผู้ยากไร้pôo yâak ráiแทนtaenการgaanเสวยสุขsà-wŏei sùkอยู่ในyòo naiคฤหาสน์ká-hàat
Although she was of noble birth and grew up surrounded by wealth, she chose to devote herself to helping the poor rather than enjoy a life of luxury in her mansion.
นิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamว่าwâaชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətอันanอภิชาตà-pí-châatจะjàมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiอันใดan-daiหากhàakผู้สืบตระกูลpûu-sʉ̀ʉp-dtrà-guunปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakคุณธรรมkun-ná-tam
This novel asks what significance distinguished birth can have if the family's heir lacks moral integrity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อภิชาต said อะ-พิ-ชาต?
à-pí-châat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |