พนัส
pá-nátMeaning
1NounC1
forest; woods
a forest or woods (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)บินกลับbin-glàpบินกลับbin-glàp[to] fly backรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พนัสpá-nátพนัสpá-nátforest; woodsเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títthe Sunเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกดินdtòk-dinตกดินdtòk-din[to] set (of the sun)
Flocks of birds fly back to their nests in the woods as the sun begins to set.
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นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam-ù-dom-sǒm-buunของkɔ̌ɔngพนัสpá-nátได้dâaiอย่างyàangเห็นภาพชัดเจนhěn-pâap-chát-jeen
This novel vividly describes the lushness of the forest.
กวีgà-wiiรจนาบทกลอนrót-jà-naa-bòt-glɔɔnพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความสงบวิเวกkwaam-sà-ngòp-wí-wêekของkɔ̌ɔngพนัสpá-nátในnaiยามyaamรุ่งอรุณrûng-à-run
The poet composed verses portraying the secluded tranquility of the woods at dawn.
พระธุดงค์prá-tú-dongจาริกjaa-ríkเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiพนัสpá-nátอันanลึกลับlʉ́k-lápและlɛ́ห่างไกลhàang-glaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piianภาวนาpaa-wá-naa
The wandering monk journeyed into the mysterious and remote forest to practice meditation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนัส said พะ-นัด?
pá-nát
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 | — | — |