ขีร
kĕe-ráMeaning
1NounC2
milk (literary)
Milk; a literary term of Pali origin, also found in compounds.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ขีรkĕe-ráขีรkĕe-rámilk (literary)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)น้ำนมnáam nomน้ำนมnáam nombreast milk; milkและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wandaily life; everyday life
The poem we read today contains the word “khira,” which means “milk” and is rarely used in everyday speech.
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เมื่อmêuuaแปลbplaaeคำว่าkam wâaขีรkĕe-ráในnaiคัมภีร์kam-peeผู้แปลpûu bplaeเลือกใช้คำlêuuak chái kamว่าwâaน้ำนมnáam nomเพื่อให้pêuua hâiผู้pôoอ่านเข้าใจàan kâo jaiได้dâiโดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเปิดbpèrtพจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-grom
When translating “khira” in the scripture, the translator chose the ordinary word for milk so readers could understand without consulting a dictionary.
กวีgà-weeใช้cháiภาพpâapธารtaanขีรkĕe-ráที่têeหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangทารกtaa-rókเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákของkŏngความรักkwaam rákอันanอ่อนโยนòn yohnจากjàakมารดาmaan-daa
The poet uses the image of a stream of milk nourishing an infant as a symbol of a mother's tender love.
ภาพpâapขีรkĕe-ráสมุทรsà-mùtในnaiตำนานdtam naanมิได้mí dâiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangทะเลtá-layแห่งhàengน้ำนมnáam nomหากhàakยังyangสะท้อนsà-tónคติká-dtìเรื่องrêuuangความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam ù-dom sŏm-boonและláeการกำเนิดgaan gam-nèrtของkŏngสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng sàk-sìt
The mythological image of the Ocean of Milk is not merely a sea of milk; it also reflects beliefs about abundance and the emergence of sacred beings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |