Can you name a 4 syllable Thai word with no written vowels?

[richsilver]

Give up?

สกลนคร (Sakon Nakhon)

[partington]

This is not one word it is two. The Thai language does not have word breaks.

You can tell this because the ล is pronounced as "n" which only occurs when the letter forms the end of a word.

Nakhon is a single word meaning city or town, and sakon is a single word meaning universe or everything.

Edited January 26, 2016 by partington

[Richard W]

How about มรณกรรม [M]maw[H]ra[H]na[M]kam 'death'. The RID appears to offer มงคลสมรส [M]mong[M]khon[R]som[H]rot 'wedding ceremony' as a single word. The cleanest I can find is มหรณพ [H]ma[R]haw[H]ra[H]nop 'ocean'.

[phuketsub]

มหรสบ (n.) entertainment

def:[การแสดงหรือการละเล่นต่างๆ ที่จัดขึ้นเพื่อความรื่นเริง]
sample:[การแสดงหนังใหญ่นับเป็นมหรสพที่ชาวไทยนำมาแสดงกันนานหลายร้อยปี]

I can't claim credit for coming up with this myself. I asked one of the Thai English teachers in my department.

[Richard W]

มหรสบ (n.) entertainment

def:[การแสดงหรือการละเล่นต่างๆ ที่จัดขึ้นเพื่อความรื่นเริง]

sample:[การแสดงหนังใหญ่นับเป็นมหรสพที่ชาวไทยนำมาแสดงกันนานหลายร้อยปี]

The diligent will spot the typo.

This is even further from the Sanksrit (มโหตฺสว) than was มหรณพ (มหารฺณว - the RID's มหรฺณว seems to be wrong.)!

[sombun]

มีคำสมาสอีกหนึ่งคำ - มรณธรรม / mortal

[AbeSurd]

You can tell this because the ล is pronounced as "n" which only occurs when the letter forms the end of a word.

It's truer to say this occurs when it forms the end of a syllable

Edited January 30, 2016 by AbeSurd

[DavidHouston]

มีคำสมาสอีกหนึ่งคำ - มรณธรรม / mortal

Question: is "รร" two consonants or one vowel?

[partington]

You can tell this because the ล is pronounced as "n" which only occurs when the letter forms the end of a word.

It's truer to say this occurs when it forms the end of a syllable

Oooops, you are quite right!

[Briggsy]

ชนบท Ok only 3 syllables off the top of my head.

and for the OP, next to สกลนคร นครพนม

Edited January 31, 2016 by Briggsy

[Aforek]

มีคำสมาสอีกหนึ่งคำ - มรณธรรม / mortal

Question: is "รร" two consonants or one vowel?

Double consonnant in place of the vowel -ั ( you know the answer, why do you ask ? )

[Richard W]

Question: is "รร" two consonants or one vowel?

Double consonnant in place of the vowel -ั ( you know the answer, why do you ask ? )

I'd assume he was asking about the rules of the challenge. I took the view that words with รร​ for /a/ or ว for /ua/ risked being disqualified.

Edited January 31, 2016 by Richard W

[sombun]

ภรตวรรษ (พะรด-ตะวัด) India.

[Lara Alex]

How about มรณกรรม [M]maw[H]ra[H]na[M]kam 'death'. The RID appears to offer มงคลสมรส [M]mong[M]khon[R]som[H]rot 'wedding ceremony' as a single word. The cleanest I can find is มหรณพ [H]ma[R]haw[H]ra[H]nop 'ocean'.

' มหรรณพ ' is often used. มงคลสมรส is a compound word which is from มงคล (auspicious) + สมรส(wedding).

[digbeth]

There seem to be an urban legend of people changing their names to รรรรรร

ร รร รรร ra ron run, still only three syllable