พัชนี
pát-chá-niiMeaning
1NounC2
fan (formal/literary); ceremonial fan
a hand-held fan; a literary or formal term for a fan, often referring to a ceremonial one used in royal or religious contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการจัดแสดงgaan-jàt-sà-dɛɛngการจัดแสดงgaan-jàt-sà-dɛɛng1exhibition; show (event)2act of displaying; presentation3staging; presentation of a performanceพัชนีpát-chá-niiพัชนีpát-chá-niifan (formal/literary); ceremonial fanโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำขึ้นtam-kʉ̂nทำขึ้นtam-kʉ̂n[to] make; [to] create; [to] buildอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyประณีตงดงามbprà-nîit-ngót-ngaamประณีตงดงามbprà-nîit-ngót-ngaamexquisite and beautifulจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmขนนกkǒn-nókขนนกkǒn-nókfeather; plumageและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)งาช้างngaa-cháangงาช้างngaa-cháangivory; elephant tusk
In the museum, there is an exhibition of ancient fans exquisitely crafted from feathers and ivory.
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พัชนีpát-chá-niiที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiนั้นnánประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaด้วยdûuaiทองคำเปลวtɔɔng-kam-bpleeoและlɛ́อัญมณีan-yá-má-niiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jong
The ceremonial fan (phatchani) used in the royal ceremony was exquisitely decorated with gold leaf and gems.
สตรีsà-dtriiสูงศักดิ์sǔung-sàkในnaiภาพวาดpâap-wâatโบราณboo-raanกำลังgam-langถือtʉ̌ʉพัชนีpát-chá-niiที่tîiปักbpàkลวดlûuatลายดอกไม้laai-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaam
The noble lady in the ancient painting is elegantly holding a fan (phatchani) embroidered with a floral pattern.
ลวดลายlûuat-laaiอันanซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnบนbonพัชนีpát-chá-niiไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngช่างศิลป์châang-sǐnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngฐานานุศักดิ์tǎa-naa-nú-sàkของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔngตามdtaamราชประเพณีrâat-chá-bprà-pee-niiอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
The intricate pattern on the ceremonial fan (phatchani) not only shows the artisan's skill but also reflects the owner's high status according to royal tradition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พัชนี said พัด-ชะ-นี?
pát-chá-nii
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 vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pát
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 | — | — |