เดโช
dee-chooMeaning
1NounC1
power; might
power, might, authority, or glory (typically used in formal, literary, or royal contexts)
Examples
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk1kingdom; empire (monarchy or historical state)2realm; domain; sphere3kingdom (biology)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ออกรบɔ̀ɔk-rópออกรบɔ̀ɔk-róp[to] go to warด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเดโชdee-chooเดโชdee-choopower; mightอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)เกรียงไกรgriiang-graiเกรียงไกรgriiang-grai1Kriengkrai (male given name)2great; mighty; illustrious
The army of this kingdom went to battle with mighty power.
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แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápผู้นี้pûu-níiมีmiiเดโชdee-chooเป็นที่เลื่องลือbpen-tîi-lʉ̂ʉang-lʉʉจนjonศัตรูsàt-dtruuต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganหวาดกลัวwàat-gluua
This general has such renowned might that enemies are terrified of him.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngพระpráเดโชdee-chooของkɔ̌ɔngวีรกษัตริย์wii-rá-gà-sàtในnaiการทำgaan-tamศึกสงครามsʉ̀k-sǒng-kraamอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang-yîng-yài
Thai literature often grandiosely describes the might of heroic kings in waging war.
อานุภาพaa-nú-pâapแห่งhɛ̀ngพระpráเดโชdee-chooของkɔ̌ɔngองค์พระมหากษัตริย์ong-prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtทำให้tam-hâiข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kศัตรูsàt-dtruuไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้ามาkâo-maaรุกรานrúk-raanแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The power of the king's might prevents enemies from daring to invade the land.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dee
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 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 | — | — |