พิไล
pí-laiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; pretty
beautiful, pretty, or gorgeous (often used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
นางรำnaang-ramนางรำnaang-ramfemale traditional dancerคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหน้าตาnâa-dtaaหน้าตาnâa-dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyพิไลpí-laiพิไลpí-laibeautiful; prettyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ร่ายรำrâai-ramร่ายรำrâai-ram[to] perform a traditional/graceful danceได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔigraceful; lithe; delicate (in movement or form)
That traditional dancer has a gorgeous face and dances gracefully.
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ทิวทัศน์tiu-tátที่งามtîi-ngaamพิไลpí-laiของkɔ̌ɔngภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaทำให้tam-hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoประทับใจbprà-táp-jaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The stunning beauty of nature in the North always impresses tourists.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiความงามkwaam-ngaamพิไลpí-laiของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoว่าwâaดั่งdàngดวงจันทร์duuang-janวันเพ็ญwan-penที่tîiส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangกลางนภาglaang-ná-paa
The poet compared the maiden's gorgeous beauty to the full moon shining brightly in the sky.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang-ləəi-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวังwangเก่าgàoแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongความวิจิตรkwaam-wí-jìtพิไลpí-laiตระการตาdtrà-gaan-dtaaอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though time has passed, this old palace still perpetually maintains its gorgeously exquisite splendor.
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 | — | — |