ภรรยา
pan-rá-yaaMeaning
1NounA1
wife (formal/neutral)
A married woman in relation to her spouse; formal or neutral register.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันเสาร์wan săoวันเสาร์wan săoSaturday
He goes with his wife every Saturday.
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This is my wife.
Yesterday I took my wife out for dinner.
Tomorrow my wife will visit her parents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภรรยา said พัน-ยา?
pan-rá-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |