นภากาศ
ná-paa-gàatMeaning
1NounB2
sky; heavens
the sky; the heavens; the expanse above the Earth (formal/poetic)
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกบินnók-binนกบินnók-bina bird flies; birds flyถลาลมtà-lǎa-lomถลาลมtà-lǎa-lom[to] be carried or swept by the windอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)นภากาศná-paa-gàatนภากาศná-paa-gàatsky; heavensอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràfreely; independently; autonomously
A flock of birds glided freely in the sky.
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ในnaiคืนเดือนมืดkʉʉn-dʉʉan-mʉ̂ʉtเราraoจะjàมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnดวงดาวduuang-daaoพร่างพราวprâang-praaoเต็มท้องdtem-tɔ́ɔngนภากาศná-paa-gàat
On a dark, moonless night, we can see the sky full of glittering stars.
มนุษย์má-nútเฝ้ามองfâo-mɔɔngความกว้างใหญ่kwaam-gwâang-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngนภากาศná-paa-gàatและlɛ́ใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎnที่จะtîi-jàออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatอวกาศà-wá-gàatมาmaaนานแสนนานnaan-sɛ̌ɛn-naan
Humans have long gazed upon the vastness of the heavens and dreamed of exploring space.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบทbòtนี้níiได้dâaiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนภากาศná-paa-gàatยามyaamรุ่งอรุณrûng-à-runได้dâaiอย่างyàangจับใจjàp-jai
This poem poignantly describes the beauty of the heavens at dawn.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นภากาศ said นะ-พา-กาศ?
ná-paa-gàat
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 | — | — |