นา
naaMeaning
1NounA2
paddy field; rice field
a field, typically flooded, used for cultivating rice
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีนาmii-naaมีนาmii-naaMarch (month)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
My family has a rice field behind the village.
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During the rainy season, the paddy fields flood and the rice plants are lush green.
Villagers work together to let water into the paddy fields to prepare for transplanting rice.
เขาkǎoออกɔ̀ɔkไปตรวจbpai-dtrùuatคันนาkan-naaตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaน้ำnáamในnaiนาnaaอยู่yùuระดับrá-dàpพอดีpɔɔ-diiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
He went out to check the bunds in the morning to see whether the water level in the paddy field was adequate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
naa
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 | — | — |