นามา
naa-maaMeaning
1NounC1
name; appellation
a name or appellation, used mainly in literary, poetic, or highly formal contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngmention; referenceนามาnaa-maaนามาnaa-maaname; appellationของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแสนsɛ̌ɛnแสนsɛ̌ɛn1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremelyงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)
The poem mentions the name of a beautiful flower.
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กษัตริย์gà-sàtในnaiยุคโบราณyúk-boo-raanได้ทรงdâai-songเปลี่ยนbplìianนามาnaa-maaของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
The ancient king changed the name of the city for good fortune.
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiผู้pûuมีmiiความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamเลิศล้ำlə̂ət-lámผู้นี้pûu-níiมีmiiนามาnaa-maaว่าwâaนางสีดาnaang-sǐi-daa
This exquisitely beautiful lady in literature is named Sida.
พระอภัยมณีprá-à-pai-má-niiเป็นbpenนามาnaa-maaของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiที่tîiเป่าปี่bpào-bpìiได้dâaiอย่างyàangไพเราะpai-rɔ́
Phra Aphai Mani is the name of the main character in Thai literature who plays the pipe beautifully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
นามาnaa-maaนามาnaa-maaname; appellationname; appellationWord