คีต
kîitMeaning
1NounC1
music; song (literary/Skt.)
a literary or formal term for music or song; from Sanskrit; seen in compounds like ‘คีตศิลป์คีตศิลป์kee-dtà-sĭnthe art of music’ (musical art), ‘คีตกวีคีตกวีkee-dtà-gà-weecomposer (formal/literary)’ (composer)
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคีตkîitคีตkîitmusic; song (literary/Skt.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบรรเลงban-leengบรรเลงban-leeng[to] play (music); perform (instrumental)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́melodious; pleasant-soundingยิ่งนักyîng-nákยิ่งนักyîng-nákvery; extremely
The sound of music playing in the garden was so beautiful.
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สุนทราภรณ์sǔn-tá-raa-pɔɔnคือkʉʉวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiระดับrá-dàpตำนานdtam-naanผู้สร้างสรรค์pûu-sâang-sǎnบทbòtคีตkîitอันเป็นan-bpenอมตะà-má-dtàไว้wáiมากมายmâak-maai
Suntaraporn is a legendary band that created many timeless musical compositions.
คีตศิลป์kee-dtà-sĭnเป็นbpenศาสตร์sàatที่têeต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiทั้งtángพรสวรรค์pon sà-wănและláeการฝึกฝนgaan fèuk fŏnอย่างหนักyàang nàk
Musical art is a discipline that requires both talent and hard practice.
เขาkǎoได้รับdâi-rápการgaanยกย่องให้เป็นyók-yɔ̂ɔng-hâi-bpenคีตkîitกวีเอกgà-wii-èekแห่งhɛ̀ngกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์grung-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn
He was acclaimed as the master composer of the Rattanakosin era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kîit
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |