ครรไล
kan-laiMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] go; [to] walk
to go, walk, move, or proceed (chiefly used in literature and poetry)
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetบรรยายฉากban-yaai-chàakบรรยายฉากban-yaai-chàak[to] describe the scene; set the sceneที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixครรไลkan-laiครรไลkan-lai[to] go; [to] walkนำทัพnam-tápนำทัพnam-táp1[to] lead an army; command troops2[to] spearhead; front a group (figurative)ออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀kออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀k[to] go to war; go into battleอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamelegant; dignified; stately
The poet described the scene where the king gracefully marched to lead the army into battle.
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บทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnรำramพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngนางnaangกษัตริย์gà-sàtที่tîiกำลังgam-langครรไลkan-laiเข้าสู่kâo-sùuพระpráราชrâatอุทยานùt-tá-yaan
The classical dance drama script describes the queen proceeding into the royal garden.
ขบวนพยุหยาตราทางชลมารคkà-buuan-pá-yú-hà-yâat-dtraa-taang-chon-lá-mâakครรไลkan-laiไปตามbpai-dtaamลำน้ำlam-náamอย่างyàangยิ่งใหญ่ตระการตาyîng-yài-dtrà-gaan-dtaa
The royal barge procession proceeded along the river in a grand and spectacular manner.
บทบรรยายbòt-ban-yaaiในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiพรรณนาฉากpan-ná-naa-chàakที่tîiพระรามprá-raamครรไลkan-laiล่วงlûuangเข้าสู่kâo-sùuป่าดงดิบbpàa-dong-dìpอันanเร้นลับréen-lápและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raai
The narrative in the literature describes the scene where Rama journeys into the mysterious and perilous dense forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ครรไล said คัน-ไล?
kan-lai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |