พระไวย
prá-waiMeaning
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Phra Wai (literary character)
Phra Wai, a prominent character in the classic Thai epic poem Khun Chang Khun Phaen (the son of Khun Phaen and Nang Wanthong)
Examples
พระไวยprá-waiพระไวยprá-waiPhra Wai (literary character)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsขุนแผนkǔn-pɛ̌ɛnขุนแผนkǔn-pɛ̌ɛn1ladies’ man; womanizer; charmer2Khun Phaen (legendary hero)3Khun Phaen amuletกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)นางวันทองnaang-wan-tɔɔngนางวันทองnaang-wan-tɔɔng1Nang Wanthong (literary character)2a woman seen as unfaithful or torn between two lovers (figurative, often pejorative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเก่งกาจgèeng-gàatเก่งกาจgèeng-gàatvery skilled; highly capable; formidableและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวิชาอาคมwí-chaa-aa-komวิชาอาคมwí-chaa-aa-kommagic; sorceryเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figure
Phra Wai, the son of Khun Phaen and Nang Wanthong, is highly capable and possesses magical arts like his father.
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พระไวยprá-waiหรือrʉ̌ʉพลายงามplaai-ngaamเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooมาmaaด้วยdûuaiความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnที่tîiขุนช้างkǔn-cháangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฆ่าkâaตนdtonเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaตอนเป็นเด็กdtɔɔn-bpen-dèk
Phra Wai, or Phlai Ngam, grew up with resentment because Khun Chang tried to kill him when he was a child.
ในnaiเสภาsěe-paaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขุนช้างขุนแผนkǔn-cháang-kǔn-pɛ̌ɛnตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiพระไวยprá-waiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkทัพtápเป็นbpenตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngระหว่างrá-wàangสายเลือดsǎai-lʉ̂ʉatอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
In the epic poem Khun Chang Khun Phaen, the episode where Phra Wai's army is defeated clearly illustrates the conflict between blood relations.
พฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamของkŏngพระไวยprá waiในnaiหลายๆlăai lăaiตอนdtonสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungค่านิยมkâa ní-yomปิตาธิปไตยbpì-dtaa-tí-bpà-dtaiและláeการใช้gaan cháiอำนาจam-nâatของkŏngชายchaaiเป็นใหญ่bpen yàiในnaiสังคมไทยsăng-kom taiโบราณboh-raan
Phra Wai's behavior in several episodes reflects patriarchal values and male dominance in ancient Thai society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the 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
prá
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 | — | — |