ดาราบถ
daa-raa-bòtMeaning
1NounC2
sky; heavens (literary)
A literary term for the sky or heavens.
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtsky; heavens (literary)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn1nighttime; the night2at night; during the nightที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuai[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed withดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodies
The poet uses the word “darabot” to describe the night sky filled with stars.
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เมื่อmêuuaแสงsăengสุดท้ายsùt táaiลับlápขอบฟ้าkòp fáaดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-เปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakสีทองsĕe tongเป็นbpenสีน้ำเงินเข้มsĕe náam-ngern kêmก่อนที่gòn têeดาวdaaoดวงduuangแรกrâekจะjàปรากฏbpraa-gòt
As the last light disappeared beyond the horizon, the heavens gradually turned from gold to deep blue before the first star appeared.
แม้mɛ́ɛพายุpaa-yúจะjàสงบลงsà-ngòp-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtเหนือnʉ̌ʉaท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leeยังคงyang-kongหม่นมัวmòn-muuaราวกับraao-gàpยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmคลายklaaiความโกรธเกรี้ยวkwaam-gròot-grîiao
Although the storm had subsided, the sky above the sea remained gloomy, as though unwilling to let go of its fury.
ในnaiบทbòtคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanนี้níiดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเหนือnʉ̌ʉaศีรษะsǐi-sàหากhàakเป็นbpenความเวิ้งว้างkwaam-wə́əng-wáangที่tîiสะท้อนใจsà-tɔ́ɔn-jaiผู้pûuพลัดพรากplát-prâakได้dâaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngกว่าgwàaถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamใดdai
In this lament, the heavens are not merely the sky overhead, but a vast emptiness that reflects the heart of someone torn from a loved one more profoundly than any words could.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
daa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]celebrity; star (entertainment)Part 1
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ดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtดาราบถdaa-raa-bòtsky; heavens (literary)sky; heavens (literary)Word