พิลาส
pí-lâatMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
graceful; elegant (literary, often feminine)
showing refined grace and delicate elegance; used in literary or formal style, often for feminine beauty
Examples
นางรำnaang-ramนางรำnaang-ramfemale traditional dancerเคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiเคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎi1[to] move; be in motion2[to] act; take actionร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaท่วงท่าtûuang-tâa1posture; bearing2style; manner (of movement/performance)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneงามพิลาสngaam-pí-lâatงามพิลาสngaam-pí-lâatexquisitely beautiful
The dancer moved her body with gracefully elegant postures.
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รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímอันanงามพิลาสngaam-pí-lâatของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiได้dâaiพบpópเห็นต่างhěn-dtàangหลงใหลlǒng-lǎi
Her delicately elegant smile charmed everyone who saw it.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiมักจะmák-jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngนางในวังnaang-nai-wangว่าwâaมีmiiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomและlɛ́กิริยาgì-rí-yaaที่tîiงามพิลาสngaam-pí-lâatหาhǎaที่ติtîi-dtìมิได้mí-dâai
Literature often describes court ladies as having impeccably graceful beauty and manners.
ความงามพิลาสkwaam-ngaam-pí-lâatของkɔ̌ɔngนางเอกnaang-èekในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเป็นที่เลื่องลือbpen-tîi-lʉ̂ʉang-lʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaกรุงgrungจนjonกลายglaaiเป็นต้นเหตุbpen-dtôn-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
The refined elegance of the story's heroine was famous throughout the capital, becoming the cause of the entire plot.
Tones
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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 | — | — |