อาชญา
àat-yaaMeaning
1NounC1
penalty; punishment
A penalty or punishment, especially one imposed by a ruler or by law.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] scrub; scour2[to] polish; buff3[to] obstruct; block4[to] oppose; contradict5[to] fasten; secure [sth] in place6[to] interlace; weaveรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)สั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔngสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔng[to] order goods; [to] order thingsกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ต้องโทษdtɔ̂ng-tôotต้องโทษdtɔ̂ng-tôot[to] be punished; [to] be convictedอาชญาàat-yaaอาชญาàat-yaapenalty; punishmentแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3reign of a monarch (literary)
In ancient times, those who disobeyed the king's command would face royal punishment.
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ผู้ใดpûu-daiฝ่าฝืนfàa-fʉ̌ʉnกฎมณเฑียรบาลgòt-mon-tiian-baanจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápอาชญาàat-yaaตามที่dtaam-tîiกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wái
Anyone who violates the palace law shall receive the prescribed punishment.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทรงsongพระเมตตาprá-mêet-dtaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bɔɔ-rí-paanทำผิดtam-pìtร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngลงlongพระpráอาชญาàat-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaกฎหมายบ้านเมืองgòt-mǎai-bâan-mʉʉang
Although he was merciful, when his courtiers committed grave offenses, he had to impose royal punishment to uphold the laws of the land.
ขุนนางkŭn naangต่างdtàangเกรงกลัวgreng gluuaพระpráอาชญาàat-yaaมิmîพ้นpónเกล้าglâoฯฯจึงjeungไม่มีmâi meeผู้ใดpôo daiกล้าglâaทูลtuunคัดค้านkát káan
The nobles feared the inescapable royal punishment, so no one dared to voice opposition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อาชญา said อาช-ยา?
àat-yaa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àat
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 | — | — |