พนาไพร
pá-naa-praiMeaning
1NounC1
forest; jungle
a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth; a forest or jungle (often used in a literary or poetic context)
Examples
นกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔiนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔismall bird; little birdฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)กลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnกลับคืนglàp-kʉʉn1[to] return; go/come back2back; back again (adverb)สู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)พนาไพรpá-naa-praiพนาไพรpá-naa-praiforest; jungleเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ดวงอาทิตย์ตกduuang-aa-tít-dtòkดวงอาทิตย์ตกduuang-aa-tít-dtòkthe sun sets; the sun is settingดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
That flock of little birds flew back to the forest when the sun set.
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เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaดังdangระงมrá-ngomก้องgɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaพนาไพรpá-naa-praiในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
The sounds of wild animals echoed loudly throughout the jungle at night.
กวีgà-wiiมักจะmák-jàเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jaiกับgàpความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtในnaiพนาไพรpá-naa-praiอันanกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yài
Poets often compare peace of mind to the profound silence in the vast forest.
คณะká-náนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangรอนแรมrɔɔn-rɛɛmฝ่าfàaพนาไพรpá-naa-praiอันanรกทึบrók-tʉ́pเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นหาkón-hǎaสมบัติsǒm-bàtที่tîiสาบสูญsàap-sǔunไปbpaiนานnaanนับnápศตวรรษsà-dtà-wát
The group of travelers journeyed through the dense jungle in search of a treasure lost for centuries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนาไพร said พะ-นา-ไพร?
pá-naa-prai
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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พนาไพรpá-naa-praiพนาไพรpá-naa-praiforest; jungleforest; jungleWord