โรจน์
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1AdjectiveC1
bright; radiant; prosperous; glorious
bright, radiant, beautiful, prosperous, or glorious; a formal or literary word often used in names and compounds
Examples
ห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chummeeting room; conference roomแสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamไฟสว่างfai-sà-wàangไฟสว่างfai-sà-wàang1bright light; illumination2the light is bright; the light is onโรจน์rôotโรจน์rôot1bright; radiant; prosperous; glorious2[to] shine; be radiant; flourishจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)อย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenclearly; explicitly
The light in the meeting room is radiantly bright, making everything clearly visible.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoว่าwâaไพpaiโรจน์rôotซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiถึงtʉ̌ngความรุ่งเรืองkwaam-rûng-rʉʉangและlɛ́สว่างsà-wàangโรจน์rôot
His parents named him 'Pairoj', which means prosperity and radiant brightness.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatชิ้นเอกchín-èekนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngแสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wanที่tîiสว่างsà-wàangโรจน์rôotเหนือnʉ̌ʉaยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoสูงsǔung
This masterpiece painting depicts the bright, radiant sunlight over the high mountain peak.
อารยธรรมaa-rá-yá-tamของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkนี้níiเคยkəəiรุ่งโรจน์rûng-rôotถึงขีดสุดtʉ̌ng-kìit-sùtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลายlǎaiร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
The civilization of this kingdom was once glorious to its peak hundreds of years ago.
2VerbC1
[to] shine; be radiant; flourish
to shine, be bright, or flourish; used in formal or literary language
Examples
เปลวbpleeoเปลวbpleeo1flame; tongue of fire2heat haze; hot-air shimmerอัคคีàk-kiiอัคคีàk-kiifire (formal)โรจน์rôotโรจน์rôot1bright; radiant; prosperous; glorious2[to] shine; be radiant; flourishขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangท่ามกลางtâam-glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)ความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mít1complete darkness; pitch blackness2total uncertainty; being completely in the dark (figurative)
The flames shone brightly amidst the darkness.
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เกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótของkɔ̌ɔngวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rùtย่อมyɔ̂mโรจน์rôotอยู่yùuคู่kûuแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpai
The honor of a hero will naturally shine alongside the land forever.
The stars shine brightly, adorning the night sky.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang-ləəi-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวีรกรรมwii-rá-gamของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânจะjàยังคงyang-kongโรจน์rôotอยู่ในyùu-naiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
Even though time passes, your heroic deeds will continue to shine in our memories.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โรจน์ said โรด?
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- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, จ is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
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Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |