อยุธยา

à-yút-tá-yaa

Meanings

1Proper nounA2

Ayutthaya (province/city)

Ayutthaya, a province and historic city in central Thailand; former capital of the Siamese kingdom, noted for UNESCO-listed ruins.

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2Proper nounA2

Ayutthaya (province)

a province in central Thailand, officially named Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

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อยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya (province)3Ayutthaya (city)4Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาคกลางpâak glaangภาคกลางpâak glaangCentral Thailand; the central part (of a country/area)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ùt-tá-yaan bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatอุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ùt-tá-yaan bprà-wàt-dtì-sàathistorical parkและláeและláeand (coordinating)ซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pang1ruins; remains of buildings2rubble; debris; wreckageขึ้นทะเบียนkêun tá-biianขึ้นทะเบียนkêun tá-biian[to] register [sth]; [to] have [sth] registered; [to] be officially listedเป็นมรดกbpen mɔɔ-rá-dòkเป็นมรดกbpen mɔɔ-rá-dòk[to] be an inheritance; [to] constitute a legacyโลกlôhkโลกlôhk1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยูเนสโกyuu-nét-gohยูเนสโกyuu-nét-gohUNESCO
Ayutthaya is a central province with a historical park and ruins listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3Proper nounA2

Ayutthaya (city)

the capital city of Ayutthaya Province, formerly the capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom

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4Proper nounB2

Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)

the historical Siamese kingdom (1351–1767) centered at Ayutthaya; used to refer to the era, culture, or style from that period.

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Tones

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

Why is อยุธยา said อะ-ยุด-ทะ-ยา?

à-yút-tá-yaa

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

4 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——