ธนุส
tá-nútMeaning
1NounC2
bow
a bow (a weapon for shooting arrows); a literary or formal term
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มหากาพย์má-hăa-gàapมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàap1epic (heroic poem or saga)2saga; long, complicated affair (figurative, colloq.)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)วีรบุรุษwee-rá-bù-rùtวีรบุรุษwee-rá-bù-rùthero (male); brave man of great meritได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderธนุสtá-nútธนุสtá-nútbowวิเศษwí-sètวิเศษwí-sèt1excellent; wonderful2magical; supernatural3special; exceptionalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâo1deity; god2idolized figureประทานbprà-taanประทานbprà-taan1[to] bestow; [to] grant (honorific/formal)2bestowed; granted (honorific/formal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การปราบgaan bpràapการปราบgaan bpràap1subduing; pacification2defeat; vanquishing3crackdown; suppression (law enforcement)กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignปีศาจbpee-sàatปีศาจbpee-sàat1demon; evil spirit2fiend; monster (cruel person)
In that epic tale, the hero used a magical bow bestowed by the gods to defeat the demon king.
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เสียงsǐiangง้างngáangสายsǎaiธนุสtá-nútดังdangก้องกังวานgɔ̂ɔng-gang-waanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaสมรภูมิรบsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum-rópสร้างsâangความหวาดหวั่นkwaam-wàat-wànให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The sound of drawing the bowstring echoed throughout the battlefield, striking fear into the hearts of the enemy forces.
เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiได้dâaiแสดงsà-dɛɛngทักษะták-sàการรบgaan-rópอันanเป็นเลิศbpen-lə̂ətด้วยdûuaiการยกgaan-yókธนุสtá-nútโบราณboo-raanที่tîiหนักอึ้งnàk-ʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiสามารถsǎa-mâatแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàขยับkà-yàpได้dâai
The prince demonstrated his exceptional martial prowess by lifting the heavy, ancient bow that no one else could even budge.
สัญญะsǎn-yáของkɔ̌ɔngธนุสtá-nútที่tîiปรากฏbpraa-gòtซ้ำsámในnaiเทวตำนานtee-wá-dtam-naanของkɔ̌ɔngภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛอาวุธยุทโธปกรณ์aa-wút-yú-tá-tôop-gɔɔnหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangเป็นbpenตราสัญลักษณ์dtraa-sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngอาณัติaa-nátสวรรค์sà-wǎn
The recurring motif of the bow in the region's mythology serves not merely as an instrument of warfare, but as an emblem of the mandate of heaven.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนุส said ทะ-นุด?
tá-nút
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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
tá
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 | — | — |