พนาลี
pá-naa-liiMeaning
1NounC1
line of forest; row of trees
A line, belt, or stretch of forest or trees, used mainly in literary or poetic contexts
Examples
นกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔiนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔismall bird; little birdบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnhiding place; hideoutอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]พนาลีpá-naa-liiพนาลีpá-naa-liiline of forest; row of treesอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)เงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpquiet; peaceful
The little bird flew back to its nest hidden in the quiet stretch of forest.
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แสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títยามเย็นyaam-yenสาดsàatส่องกระทบsɔ̀ɔng-grà-tópพนาลีpá-naa-liiที่tîiทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoเป็นแนวbpen-nɛɛo
The evening sunlight shone upon the long belt of trees.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngพนาลีpá-naa-liiที่tîiทอดตัวtɔ̂ɔt-dtuuaขนานkà-nǎanกับgàpลำน้ำlam-náamสายsǎaiใหญ่yàiได้dâaiอย่างyàangสละสลวยsà-là-sà-lǔuai
The poet eloquently described the beauty of the forest stretch that ran parallel to the great river.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองmɔɔngจากjàakยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnพนาลีpá-naa-liiสีเขียวขจีsǐi-kǐiao-kà-jiiทอดตัวtɔ̂ɔt-dtuuaยาวyaaoไปbpaiจนjonสุดลูกหูลูกตาsùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaa
Looking from the mountain peak, we can see a lush green belt of forest stretching as far as the eye can see.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนาลี said พะ-นา-ลี?
pá-naa-lii
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
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พนาลีpá-naa-liiพนาลีpá-naa-liiline of forest; row of treesline of forest; row of treesWord