เบญจม
ben-jà-máMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
fifth
fifth; the fifth in a series (used in formal or literary contexts, often as a prefix in names)
Examples
รัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker๕5ทรงเป็นsong bpenทรงเป็นsong bpen[to] be; serve as (royal language)พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)องค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเบญจมben-jà-máเบญจมben-jà-máfifthแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ราชวงศ์จักรีrâat-chá-wong jàk-greeราชวงศ์จักรีrâat-chá-wong jàk-greethe Chakri Dynasty of Thailand
King Rama V was the fifth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.
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ในnaiพระไตรปิฎกprá dtrai bpì-dòkขันธ์kănเบญจมben-jà-máคือkeuวิญญาณwin-yaanขันธ์kănซึ่งsêungหมายถึงmăai tĕungการรับรู้gaan ráp róoทางtaangอายตนะทั้งtángหกhòk
In the Tripitaka, the fifth skandha (aggregate) is consciousness, which refers to perception through the six senses.
โรงเรียนมัธยมrong rian mát-tá-yomวัดwátเบญจมben-jà-máบพิตรbò-pítเป็นbpenสถานศึกษาsà-tăan sèuk-săaที่têeมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangและláeมีmeeประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatยาวนานyaao naan
Matthayom Wat Benchamabophit School is a famous educational institution with a long history.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeแบ่งออกเป็นbàeng òk bpenหลายlăaiภาคpâakและláeภาคpâakเบญจมben-jà-máถือเป็นtĕu bpenภาคpâakที่têeมีmeeเนื้อหาnéuua hăaเข้มข้นkêm kônที่สุดtêe sùt
This literary work is divided into several parts, and the fifth part is considered to have the most intense content.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |