พนา
pá-naaMeaning
1NounB2
forest; woods
A forest or large area of trees (used in literature or formal language).
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)เนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandวิ่งหายwîng-hǎaiวิ่งหายwîng-hǎai[to] run off and disappearเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]พนาpá-naaพนาpá-naaforest; woodsลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)
The herd of hog deer ran and disappeared into the deep forest.
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The sound of birds singing echoed throughout the forest.
นักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiนานัปการnaa-náp-bpà-gaanขณะkà-nàเดินทางdəən-taangผ่านpàanพนาpá-naaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi
The traveler had to face various dangers while journeying through this forest.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngพงไพรpong-praiและlɛ́พนาpá-naa
His poetry often describes the beauty of the wilderness and the forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนา said พะ-นา?
pá-naa
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 | — | — |