พยัคฆา
pá-yák-kaaMeaning
1NounC1
tiger (poetic)
a tiger, especially in a poetic or literary context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พยัคฆาpá-yák-kaaพยัคฆาpá-yák-kaatiger (poetic)เป็นเจ้าbpen jâoแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
In this tale, the tiger is the king of the great forest.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngดวงตาduuang-dtaaอันanคมกริบkom-grìpของkɔ̌ɔngพยัคฆาpá-yák-kaaที่tîiจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔngเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
The poet described the sharp eyes of the tiger as it stared at its prey in the darkness.
ท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaเยื้องย่างyʉ́ʉang-yâangของkɔ̌ɔngพยัคฆาpá-yák-kaaนั้นnánแฝงfɛ̌ɛngไว้wáiด้วยdûuaiพลังอำนาจpá-lang-am-nâatและlɛ́ความสง่างามkwaam-sà-ngàa-ngaamที่tîiน่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎam
The majestic gait of the tiger conceals a power and elegance that is awe-inspiring.
ตำนานdtam-naanกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngนักรบnák-rópผู้pûuหาญกล้าhǎan-glâaต่อกรdtɔ̀ɔ-gɔɔnกับgàpพยัคฆาpá-yák-kaaร้ายráaiด้วยdûuaiมือเปล่าmʉʉ-bplàao
The legend tells of a warrior who dared to fight a fierce tiger with his bare hands.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พยัคฆา said พะ-ยัก-คา?
pá-yák-kaa
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 | — | — |