อภิเษก

à-pí-sèek

Meanings

1NounC1

coronation; royal enthronement

a formal ceremony to crown and enthrone a monarch.

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2NounC1

consecration; anointing

a religious rite of consecrating a person or object, often by anointing with sacred water or other substances.

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3VerbC1

to coronate; to consecrate; to marry (royalty)

to perform a ceremony of coronation, consecration, or royal marriage.

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สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรีsŏm-dèt prá-jâo grung ton-bù-reeสมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรีsŏm-dèt prá-jâo grung ton-bù-reeKing of Thonburi (King Taksin)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixประกอบbprà-gòpประกอบbprà-gòp1[to] assemble; put together2[to] consist of; be composed of3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] accompany; go together withพระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษกprá-râat-chá-pí-tee bò-rom-má-raa-chaa-pí-sèkพระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษกprá-râat-chá-pí-tee bò-rom-má-raa-chaa-pí-sèkcoronation (royal ceremony)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)
King Taksin the Great held a royal coronation ceremony to become king.
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Tones

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

Why is อภิเษก said อะ-พิ-เสก?

à-pí-sèek

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——