นรโลก
nɔɔ-rá-lôokMeaning
1NounC1
human world; human realm (literary)
The world inhabited by human beings, especially in contrast to heavenly or other supernatural realms.
Examples
เทวดาtee-wá-daaเทวดาtee-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)ลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardนรโลกnɔɔ-rá-lôokนรโลกnɔɔ-rá-lôokhuman world; human realm (literary)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]มนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human being
The deity descended to the human world to help humankind.
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ในnaiนิทานní-taanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngจากjàakสวรรค์sà-wǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakอยู่ในyùu-naiนรโลกnɔɔ-rá-lôokเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítกับgàpชายchaaiที่tîiเธอtəəรักrák
In this tale, a princess from heaven chooses to live in the human world because she wants to be with the man she loves.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเสวยสุขsà-wə̌əi-sùkอยู่บนสวรรค์yùu-bon-sà-wǎnเทพบุตรtêep-pá-bùtก็gɔ̂ยังyangอาลัยaa-laiคนรักkon-rákที่tîiตนdtonทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiในnaiนรโลกnɔɔ-rá-lôok
Although he enjoys heavenly bliss, the celestial being still longs for the beloved he left behind in the human world.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบbprìiapนรโลกnɔɔ-rá-lôokเป็นbpenเวทีwee-tiiที่tîiมนุษย์má-nútต่างdtàangแสดงsà-dɛɛngบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonก่อนgɔ̀ɔnม่านmâanแห่งhɛ̀ngความตายkwaam-dtaaiจะjàปิดbpìtลงlong
The poet likens the human world to a stage on which each person plays their part before the curtain of death falls.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นรโลก said นอ-ระ-โลก?
nɔɔ-rá-lôok
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
nɔɔ
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 | — | — |