พิมาน
pí-maanMeaning
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celestial mansion; palace (literary)
a heavenly or divine dwelling; by extension, a grand or royal palace in literary or poetic Thai.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleเทวดาtee-wá-daaเทวดาtee-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)อาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วิมานwí-maanวิมานwí-maan1heavenly palace; celestial abode2splendid residence; palace (literary)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)สวรรค์sà-wǎnสวรรค์sà-wǎn1heaven; paradise2bliss; great comfort
In folktales, deities usually reside in heavenly dwellings in the sky.
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โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmหรูrǔuแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamราวกับraao-gàpวิมานwí-maanกลางเมืองglaang-mʉʉang
This luxury hotel is as beautiful as a heavenly palace in the middle of the city.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangโบราณboo-raanว่าwâaเปรียบประดุจbprìiap-bprà-dùtพิมานpí-maanของkɔ̌ɔngองค์ongจักรพรรดิjàk-grà-pát
The poet described the beauty of the ancient royal palace as being like the divine dwelling of an emperor.
จินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanถึงtʉ̌ngพิมานpí-maanบนbonชั้นchánฟ้าfáaที่tîiประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuaiแก้วgɛ̂ɛoเจ็ดjètประการbprà-gaanเป็นbpenความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiปรากฏbpraa-gòtในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎa
Imagining a heavenly palace in the sky decorated with seven kinds of jewels is a belief that appears in religious literature.
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 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
pí
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 | — | — |