ธรา
tá-raaMeaning
1NounC2
earth; land (literary)
The earth, land, or ground, referred to 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 underธราtá-raaธราtá-raaearth; 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 markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)แห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-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; humidราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-màiชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-mài1new life; fresh start2new lease of life; renewal
When the first rain fell, the once-parched earth grew moist again, as though given new life.
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ธราtá-raaที่tîiเคยkəəiอุดมสมบูรณ์ù-dom-sǒm-buunกลับglàpแตกระแหงdtɛ̀ɛk-rá-hɛ̌ɛngราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langร้องขอrɔ́ɔng-kɔ̌ɔความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaaจากjàakฟ้าfáa
The once-fertile earth had become cracked and dry, as though pleading for mercy from the heavens.
ใต้dtâaiแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสายน้ำsǎai-náamคดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoผ่านpàanผืนpʉ̌ʉnธราtá-raaประหนึ่งbprà-nʉ̀ngริ้วríuเงินngənบนbonผ้ากำมะหยี่pâa-gam-má-yìiสีดำsǐi-dam
Beneath the moonlight, the river wound across the land like a silver ribbon on black velvet.
ยามyaamมีชีวิตmii-chii-wítอาจàatสูงต่ำsǔung-dtàmด้วยdûuaiยศศักดิ์yót-sàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงคราวtʉ̌ng-kraaoสิ้นลมsîn-lomต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂คืนkʉʉnสู่sùuธราtá-raaโดยdooiเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-gan
In life, rank may place people high or low, but when their final breath comes, all return equally to the earth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธรา said ทะ-รา?
tá-raa
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 | — | — |