ท้องนภา
tɔ́ɔng-ná-paaMeaning
1NounB2
sky; firmament
the sky, especially when seen as a large, open space; the firmament (a literary term)
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodiesส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛngส่องแสงsɔ̀ɔng-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)ระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp1twinkling; sparkling; glittering2[to] twinkle; sparkle; glintเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngfull (stomach); stuffedนภาná-paaนภาná-paasky; firmament
Tonight, the stars are twinkling all over the sky.
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เขาkǎoนอนnɔɔnแผ่pɛ̀ɛบนbonพื้นหญ้าpʉ́ʉn-yâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔngท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paaอันanกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yài
He lay spread out on the grass and stared at the vast sky.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngดวงจันทร์duuang-janที่tîiลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènอยู่yùuกลางglaangท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paaในnaiคืนวันเพ็ญkʉʉn-wan-pen
The poet described the beauty of the moon floating prominently in the middle of the firmament on a full moon night.
ฝูงfǔungนกบินnók-binเป็นทิวแถวbpen-tiu-tɛ̌ɛoตัดผ่านdtàt-pàanท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paaสีครามsǐi-kraamยามเย็นyaam-yen
A flock of birds flew in a line, cutting across the deep blue evening sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ท้องนภา said ท้อง-นะ-พา?
tɔ́ɔng-ná-paa
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)Part 1
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ท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paaท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paasky; firmamentsky; firmamentWord