ธรณิน
tɔɔ-rá-ninMeaning
1NounC2
earth; land (literary)
the earth or land, used in literary or poetic language
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyโปรยbprooiโปรยbprooi1[to] scatter; sprinkle lightly2[to] drizzle; fall lightly3[to] scatter; distribute; shower (figurative)4[to] tease (media); add a teaser captionลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underธรณินtɔɔ-rá-ninธรณินtɔɔ-rá-ninearth; land (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛng1arid; very dry2aridity; drynessก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnmoist; damp; humidอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
When the first rain fell, the parched earth became moist once more.
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หยาดเหงื่อyàat-ngʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวนาchaao-naaหลั่งรินlàng-rinสู่sùuธรณินtɔɔ-rá-ninหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangต้นข้าวdtôn-kâaoให้hâiเติบdtə̀əpใหญ่yàiจนjonรวงruuangเหลืองอร่ามlʉ̌ʉang-à-ràam
The farmers' sweat pours into the earth, nourishing the rice until its stalks bear gleaming golden grain.
แม้mɛ́ɛกายgaaiจะjàจากjàakถิ่นฐานtìn-tǎanไปbpaiแสนsɛ̌ɛnไกลglaiใจjaiยังyangผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpธรณินtɔɔ-rá-ninผืนpʉ̌ʉnที่tîiเคยkəəiวิ่งเล่นwîng-lênในnaiวัยเยาว์wai-yao
Though the body may travel far from home, the heart remains bound to the land where one played as a child.
อำนาจam-nâatที่tîiเคยkəəiสะเทือนsà-tʉʉanฟ้าfáaสะท้านsà-táanธรณินtɔɔ-rá-ninท้ายที่สุดtáai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂มิอาจmí-àatเหนี่ยวรั้งnìiao-rángสังขารsǎng-kǎanมิให้mí-hâiคืนkʉʉnสู่sùuดินdin
Power that once shook the heavens and the earth cannot, in the end, keep the mortal body from returning to dust.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธรณิน said ทอ-ระ-นิน?
tɔɔ-rá-nin
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |