พญานก
pá-yaa-nókMeaning
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Garuda; king of birds
Garuda, a mythical bird-like creature regarded as the king of birds, or a lord or king among birds
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)พญานกpá-yaa-nókพญานกpá-yaa-nókGaruda; king of birdsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วกว่าreo gwàaเร็วกว่าreo gwàafaster; quickerลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)
Children love listening to the tale of the king of birds that can fly faster than the wind.
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ในnaiตำนานdtam naanพญานกpá-yaa-nókเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtที่têeมีพลังmee pá-langมากmâakและláeคอยkoiปกป้องbpòk bpôngป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paan
In legends, the king of birds is a very powerful creature that protects the Himmapan forest.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinแกะสลักไม้gɛ̀-sà-làk-máaiเป็นbpenรูปrûupพญานกpá-yaa-nókกางgaangปีกbpìikได้dâaiอย่างyàangมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaและlɛ́ประณีตบรรจงbprà-nîit-ban-jong
The artist carved the wood into the shape of the king of birds spreading its wings in a vivid and meticulous manner.
พญาครุฑpá-yaa-krútมักmákถูกtùukเรียกขานrîiak-kǎanในnaiอีกìikนามnaamหนึ่งnʉ̀ngว่าwâaพญานกpá-yaa-nókเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเป็นbpenผู้pûuเป็นใหญ่bpen-yàiเหนือnʉ̌ʉaมวลmuuanหมู่mùuวิหคwí-hòkทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangตามdtaamคติká-dtìพราหมณ์praamฮินดูhin-duu
Garuda is often referred to by another name as the Great King of Birds, since he is the supreme lord over all avian creatures according to Brahmin-Hindu beliefs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พญานก said พะ-ยา-นก?
pá-yaa-nók
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
pá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พญาpá-yaaพญาpá-yaa1ruler; king; lord (historical)2honorific prefix for great beings3chief; great one (for animals/plants)ruler; king; lord (historical)Part 1
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พญานกpá-yaa-nókพญานกpá-yaa-nókGaruda; king of birdsGaruda; king of birdsWord