อารย

aa-rá-yá

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

civilized; cultured

civilized; cultured; socially or culturally developed

Examples

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2AdjectiveC1

noble; excellent

noble; excellent; of high moral or spiritual character

Examples

พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâaothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อารยaa-rá-yáอารยaa-rá-yá1civilized; cultured2noble; excellentสัจsàtสัจsàt1truth; reality (formal/literary)2one's word; vow (formal/literary)3veracity; truthfulness (formal)4สัจ- as a combining form meaning ‘truth/real-’5truth; reality (combining form)6prefix meaning truth-/true-7bound form meaning ‘truth-/real-’สี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human beingเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespan
The Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths so that humans can understand the truth of life.
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Tones

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

Why is อารย said อา-ระ-ยะ?

aa-rá-yá

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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

aa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——
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