ดรุณี
dà-rú-niiMeaning
1NounC1
young girl; maiden
a young girl, maiden, or female adolescent, typically used in literary or formal contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ดรุณีdà-rú-niiดรุณีdà-rú-niiyoung girl; maidenที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaamที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaam1that is beautiful; which is beautiful2beautiful placeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจิตใจดีjìt-jai-diiจิตใจดีjìt-jai-diikind-hearted; compassionate
In this novel, the heroine is a beautiful and kind-hearted young maiden.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเธอtəəเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooเป็นbpenดรุณีdà-rú-niiแรกรุ่นrɛ̂ɛk-rûnชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmหลายคนlǎai-konในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmมาmaaขายkǎaiขนมจีบkà-nǒm-jìip
When she grew into an adolescent maiden, many young men in the village started to court her.
กวีgà-wiiได้dâaiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngดรุณีdà-rú-niiผู้นี้pûu-níiไว้wáiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jongในnaiบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn
The poet described the beauty of this young maiden exquisitely in the poem.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatสตรีsà-dtriiทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaชิ้นนี้chín-níiสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́สดใสsòt-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngดรุณีdà-rú-niiในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanได้dâaiอย่างสมบูรณ์แบบyàang-sǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛp
This painting of a weaving lady perfectly conveys the purity and brightness of young maidens in ancient times.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดรุณี said ดะ-รุ-นี?
dà-rú-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |