ดำรัส

Thai

Alternative forms

ตรัส (dtràt)

Etymology

From Khmer តម្រាស់ (tɑmrŏəh, “royal order; royal word”), an extended form of ត្រាស់ (trah), from Old Khmer trasa, trassa, trāsa, trãsa, trâsa, trāssa, trãssa (“to illuminate, to enlighten; to declare, to speak; etc”), from which Thai ตรัส (dtràt) was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ดำรัส ɗ å r ạ s
Phonemic		ดำ-หฺรัด ɗ å – h ̥ r ạ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	dam-ràt
	Royal Institute	dam-rat
(standard) IPA^(key)		/dam˧.rat̚˨˩/

Noun

ดำรัส • (dam-ràt)

(of a god, high priest, or royal person) (พระ~, พระราช~, ราช~) speech; statement; word; utterance.

Verb

ดำรัส • (dam-ràt) (abstract noun การดำรัส)

(of a god, high priest, or royal person) to speak; to say; to tell; to utter.