เด็จ

dèt

Meanings

1NounC1

royal prefix/title (short form)

a shortened royal prefix or form used before royal names or kinship terms, often as a short form of words such as สมเด็จสมเด็จsǒm-dèt1Somdet amulet; Phra Somdet2Somdet; high royal/monastic honorific title or เสด็จเสด็จsà-dèt1prince; princess (royal title)2[to] go/come/travel (royal)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsจักรjàkจักรjàk1wheel; disc; gear2sewing machine (colloquial, short for จักรเย็บผ้า)3chakra; discus (emblematic, weapon)ๆ-วงศ์wongวงศ์wong1lineage; clan2family (biology)ๆ-เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเด็จdètเด็จdèt1royal prefix/title (short form)2[to] go (royal/poetic)3[to] sever; [to] break offพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
In Thai traditional folktale dramas, we often hear the child call their father 'Dej Pho' [Royal Father].
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiดูซีรีส์duu-sii-rîiย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkนางเอกnaang-èekมักจะmák-jàวิ่งwîngไปbpaiอ้อนɔ̂ɔnเด็จdètพี่pîiให้hâiพาpaaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao
When watching historical series, the heroine often runs to act cute and ask 'Dej Phi' [Royal Older Brother] to take her out.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamย่อyɔ̂ɔอย่างyàangเด็จdètพี่pîiหรือrʉ̌ʉเด็จdètแม่mɛ̂ɛในnaiนิยายní-yaaiร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎiมักmákมีmiiจุดประสงค์jùt-bprà-sǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างอารมณ์sâang-aa-romขันkǎnหรือrʉ̌ʉล้อเลียนlɔ́ɔ-liianความkwaamเจ้ายศเจ้าอย่างjâao-yót-jâao-yàang
The use of abbreviations like 'Dej Phi' or 'Dej Mae' in contemporary novels is often intended to create humor or parody pomposity.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaเด็จdètจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangคำย่อkam-yɔ̂ɔของkɔ̌ɔngคำราชาศัพท์kam-raa-chaa-sàpในnaiภาษาปากpaa-sǎa-bpàakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂สะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความคุ้นชินkwaam-kún-chinของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔภาษาpaa-sǎaในวังnai-wangผ่านpàanสื่อบันเทิงsʉ̀ʉ-ban-təəng
Although the word 'Dej' is merely a colloquial abbreviation of royal vocabulary, it reflects Thai people's familiarity with palace language through entertainment media.
2VerbC2

[to] go (royal/poetic)

to go (used as a royal word or in poetry, abbreviated from เสด็จเสด็จsà-dèt1prince; princess (royal title)2[to] go/come/travel (royal))

Examples

พระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)เด็จdètเด็จdèt1royal prefix/title (short form)2[to] go (royal/poetic)3[to] sever; [to] break offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyประพาสbprà-pâatประพาสbprà-pâat[to] travel (royal); [to] tour (by royalty)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixล่าสัตว์lâa-sàtล่าสัตว์lâa-sàt[to] hunt animals
His Majesty went to the forest to hunt.
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องค์พระมหากษัตริย์ong-prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtเด็จdètเลียบlîiapพระนครprá-ná-konทางtaangชลมารคchon-la-mâakท่ามกลางtâam glaangพสกนิกรpá-sòk-gà-ni-gonที่มาtêe maaรอรับเสด็จror ráp sà-dèt
The king made a royal procession around the city by water amidst the citizens waiting to receive him.
กษัตริย์gà-sàtหนุ่มnùmเด็จdètยาตราทัพyaa-dtraa-tápมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaสู่sùuสมรภูมิรบsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum-rópด้วยdûuaiความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎan
The young king marched his army towards the battlefield with courage.
ครั้นkránถึงtʉ̌ngเพลาplaoพลบค่ำplóp-kâmพระมเหสีprá-má-hěe-sǐiก็gɔ̂เด็จdètคืนkʉʉnสู่sùuพระตำหนักprá-dtam-nàkส่วนพระองค์sùuan-prá-ong
When twilight arrived, the queen returned to her private pavilion.
3VerbC2

[to] sever; [to] break off

to sever, to cut off, or to break off (an archaic or poetic variant of the word เด็ดเด็ดdèt1absolutely; completely2excellent; awesome (slang)3decisive; firm4[to] pluck; pick)

Examples

นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literatureเด็จdètเด็จdèt1royal prefix/title (short form)2[to] go (royal/poetic)3[to] sever; [to] break offดอกขจรdɔ̀ɔk-kà-jɔɔnดอกขจรdɔ̀ɔk-kà-jɔɔnedible flower of the cowslip creeper (Telosma cordata)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดมdomดมdom1[to] smell; sniff2[to] inhale (odor/vapor/medicine)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความชื่นชมkwaam-chʉ̂ʉn-chomความชื่นชมkwaam-chʉ̂ʉn-chomadmiration; appreciation
The lady in the literary work plucked a cowslip creeper flower to smell with admiration.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายฉากban-yaai-chàakที่tîiตัวเอกdtuua-èekเด็จdètบัวbuuaกลางglaangสระsàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiบูชาพระbuu-chaa-prá
The poet describes the scene where the protagonist plucks a lotus in the middle of the pond to offer to the Buddha.
พระธิดาprá-tí-daaเด็จdètบุปผชาติbùp-pà-châatในnaiพระpráราชrâatอุทยานùt-tá-yaanมาmaaร้อยrɔ́ɔiเป็นbpenมาลัยmaa-laiถวายtà-wǎaiพระบิดาprá-bì-daa
The princess plucked flowers in the royal park to string into a garland as an offering for her father.
นางกำนัลnaang-gam-nanเด็จdètกลีบglìipกุหลาบgù-làapโรยrooiลงบนlong-bonพระแท่นบรรทมprá-tɛ̂n-ban-tomอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
The lady-in-waiting carefully plucked rose petals and scattered them on the royal bed.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dèt

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——