นครา
ná-ká-raaMeaning
1NounC1
city (literary)
A literary or poetic word for a city or large town.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequentยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardนคราná-ká-raaนคราná-ká-raacity (literary)ริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coast
In this tale, the prince leaves the forest and continues his journey to a city by the sea.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประตูbprà-dtuuเมืองmʉʉangเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangก็gɔ̂ได้เห็นdâai-hěnนคราná-ká-raaอันanงดงามngót-ngaamที่tîiซ่อนอยู่sɔ̂ɔn-yùuหลังlǎngแนวnɛɛoกำแพงgam-pɛɛngสูงsǔung
When the city gates opened, the traveler saw the beautiful city hidden behind the high walls.
ครั้นkránแสงsɛ̌ɛngแรกrɛ̂ɛkแตะขอบdtɛ̀-kɔ̀ɔpฟ้าfáaนคราná-ká-raaที่tîiเคยkəəiเงียบงันngîiap-nganก็gɔ̂พลันplanตื่นขึ้นdtʉ̀ʉn-kʉ̂nพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangจากjàakหอสูงhɔ̌ɔ-sǔung
As the first light touched the horizon, the once-silent city suddenly awoke to the sound of bells from a tall tower.
แม้mɛ́ɛกำแพงgam-pɛɛngจะjàพังทลายpang-tá-laaiและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konจะjàล้มlómหายhǎaiตายdtaaiจากjàakความรุ่งเรืองkwaam-rûng-rʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngนคราná-ká-raaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiยังคงyang-kongก้องgɔ̂ɔngอยู่ในyùu-naiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiที่tîiเล่าlâoสืบต่อกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maa
Though its walls have crumbled and its people have passed away, the splendor of this city still echoes in poems passed down through the generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นครา said นะ-คะ-รา?
ná-ká-raa
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
ná
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 | — | — |