นุชา
nú-chaaMeaning
1NounC1
younger brother
a younger brother (typically used in poetic, formal, or royal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceกลอนglɔɔnกลอนglɔɔn1latch; bolt (door fastener)2poem; verse; poetic meter/formเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripตามหาdtaam-hǎaตามหาdtaam-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek; track downนุชาnú-chaaนุชาnú-chaayounger brotherที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลงป่าlǒng-bpàaหลงป่าlǒng-bpàa[to] get lost in the forest
In the poetic tale, the prince sets out on a journey to find his younger brother who got lost in the forest.
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พระรามprá raamทรงsongรักrákและláeห่วงใยhùuang yaiพระลักษมณ์prá lákผู้pôoเป็นbpenนุชาnú-chaaอย่างยิ่งyàang yîng
Rama loves and cares deeply for Lakshmana, who is his younger brother.
วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoของkɔ̌ɔngตัวเอกdtuua-èekที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaนุชาnú-chaaอันanเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rákไปbpaiในnaiไฟfaiสงครามsǒng-kraam
This literary work depicts the sorrow of the protagonist who had to lose his beloved younger brother in the flames of war.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kบุกbùkประชิดbprà-chítพระนครprá-ná-kɔɔnพระเชษฐาprá-chêet-tǎaจึงjʉngมีmiiรับสั่งráp-sàngให้hâiนุชาnú-chaaลี้ภัยlíi-paiไปbpaiซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaยังyangหัวhǔuaเมืองชายแดนmʉʉang-chaai-dɛɛn
When the enemy approached the capital, the older brother ordered his younger brother to seek refuge and hide in a border town.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nú
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 | — | — |