มยุร
má-yú-ráMeaning
1NounC2
peacock
a peacock (used primarily in literature, poetry, or formal contexts)
Examples
ลวดลายlûuat-laaiลวดลายlûuat-laai1pattern; decorative motif2style; flourish; flairบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)ผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎisilk fabric; silk materialชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)แรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jai1inspiration; motivational impulse2source of inspiration; museมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toมยุรmá-yú-ráมยุรmá-yú-rápeacockที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎangรำแพนหางram-pɛɛn-hǎang[to] fan out the tail; display the tail feathers
The pattern on this piece of silk was inspired by a peacock spreading its tail.
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กวีgà-weeมักจะmák jàเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapความงามkwaam ngaamของkŏngหญิงสาวyĭng săaoผู้pôoสูงศักดิ์sŏong sàkกับgàpท่วงท่าtûuang tâaอันสง่างามan sà-ngàa ngaamของkŏngมยุรmá-yú-ráในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-dee
Poets often compare the beauty of a noblewoman to the graceful posture of a peacock in literature.
เมื่อmêuuaพิpíศsดูdooเครื่องประดับkrêuuang bprà-dàpชิ้นนี้chín néeจะjàเห็นว่าhĕn wâaช่างทองchâang tongได้dâiสลักเสลาsà-làk sà-lăoลวดลายlûuat laaiมยุรmá-yú-ráไว้wáiอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang wí-jìt ban-jong
Upon examining this ornament, one can see that the goldsmith has exquisitely carved a peacock motif.
ภาพpâapมยุรmá-yú-ráฟ้อนfónรำแพนหางram-paen hăangกลางglaangพนาpá-naaสsณnáฑ์เป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákที่têeกวีgà-weeไทยtaiแต่โบราณdtàe boh-raanมักmákหยิบยกyìp yókมาmaaพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความงามkwaam ngaamของkŏngธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The image of a peacock dancing and spreading its tail in the forest is a symbol that ancient Thai poets often brought up to describe the beauty of nature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มยุร said มะ-ยุ-ระ?
má-yú-rá
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
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 | — | — |