ทุรยุค
tú-rá-yúkMeaning
1NounC1
dark age; era of hardship
A period of great difficulty, turmoil, or hardship; a dark age or bad times.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofสงครามโลกsǒng-kraam-lôokสงครามโลกsǒng-kraam-lôokWorld War; global warเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทุรยุคtú-rá-yúkทุรยุคtú-rá-yúkdark age; era of hardshipที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Grandma told me that the World War era was a dark age where everyone suffered a lot.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèet-tà-gìt-dtòk-dtàmอย่างหนักyàang-nàkประเทศbprà-têetก็gɔ̂ก้าวเข้าสู่gâao-kâo-sùuทุรยุคtú-rá-yúkที่tîiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronเอาชีวิตรอดao-chii-wít-rɔ̂ɔt
When the economy collapsed severely, the country entered a dark age where citizens had to struggle to survive.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเกิดgə̀ətวิกฤตการณ์wí-grìt-dtà-gaanทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangจนjonบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangเข้าสู่kâo-sùuทุรยุคtú-rá-yúkแต่dtɛ̀ɛความหวังkwaam-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiดับสูญdàp-sǔun
Even though a political crisis plunged the nation into a dark age, the hope of the people has not extinguished.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatหลายคนlǎai-konลงความเห็นlong-kwaam-hěnว่าwâaช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaดังกล่าวdang-glàaoคือkʉʉทุรยุคtú-rá-yúkที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiการแย่งชิงอำนาจgaan-yɛ̂ɛng-ching-am-nâatและlɛ́ความอดอยากkwaam-òt-yàakข้าวkâaoยากyâakหมากmàakแพงpɛɛng
Many historians agree that the said period was a dark age filled with power struggles and widespread famine.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทุรยุค said ทุ-ระ-ยุค?
tú-rá-yúk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |