ธนูไฟ
tá-nuu-faiMeaning
1NounB2
flaming arrow; fire arrow
an arrow that is lit on fire before being shot, used to burn targets or buildings
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังสงครามnǎng-sǒng-kraamหนังสงครามnǎng-sǒng-kraamwar movie; war filmยุคโบราณyúk-boo-raanยุคโบราณyúk-boo-raanancient times; antiquityทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiflaming arrow; fire arrowยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ป้อมปราการbpɔ̂m-bpraa-gaanป้อมปราการbpɔ̂m-bpraa-gaan1fortress; stronghold; citadel2bastion; bulwark (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversary
In the ancient war movie, soldiers used fire arrows to shoot at the enemy's fortress.
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การจุดgaan-jùtไฟfaiที่tîiหัวhǔuaลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยิงyingทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətเป็นbpenธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatเผาทำลายpǎo-tam-laaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiได้dâai
Lighting the arrowhead before shooting creates a fire arrow that can burn and destroy the target.
พลธนูpon-tá-nuuได้รับdâi-rápคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiระดมยิงrá-dom-yingธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiไปยังbpai-yangค่ายkâaiของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความโกลาหลkwaam-goo-laa-hǒnและlɛ́เปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiทหารราบtá-hǎan-râapเข้าkâoโจมตีjoom-dtii
The archers were ordered to volley fire arrows into the enemy camp to create chaos and clear a path for the infantry to attack.
ยุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-tiiใช้cháiธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiมีmiiประสิทธิภาพสูงbprà-sìt-tí-pâap-sǔungในnaiการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกับgàpกองเรือgɔɔng-rʉʉaไม้máaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanสามารถsǎa-mâatก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətเพลิงไหม้pləəng-mâiที่tîiยากyâakจะjàควบคุมkûuap-kumได้dâai
The tactic of using fire arrows was highly effective against wooden naval fleets because it could start fires that were difficult to control.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนูไฟ said ทะ-นู-ไฟ?
tá-nuu-fai
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)fire; flamePart 2
ธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiธนูไฟtá-nuu-faiflaming arrow; fire arrowflaming arrow; fire arrowWord