มยูร
má-yuunMeaning
1NounC1
peacock
a peacock (typically used in literary, formal, or poetic contexts)
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiap1[to] compare2comparative3[to] settle (an offence) by an authorized fineความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)มยูรmá-yuunมยูรmá-yuunpeacockที่tîiที่tîi1place; 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 poet compared the young woman's beauty to a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
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ลวดลายlûuat-laaiบนbonผืนpʉ̌ʉnผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiทอมือtɔɔ-mʉʉนี้níiได้รับdâi-rápแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiมาจากmaa-jàakแววwɛɛoขนkǒnของkɔ̌ɔngมยูรmá-yuun
The patterns on this hand-woven silk cloth are inspired by the eyespots of peacock feathers.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอิเหนาì-nǎoมีmiiบทbòtชมchomดงdongที่tîiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngฝูงfǔungมยูรmá-yuunที่tîiกรีดกรายgrìit-graaiร่ายรำrâai-ramอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaam
In the literary work Inao, there is a forest-admiring passage describing a flock of peacocks gracefully dancing.
เสียงsĭiangสำเนียงsăm-niangร้องróngของkŏngมยูรmá-yoonดังdangก้องกังวานgông gang-waanไปทั่วbpai tûuaพนาpá-naaวันwanท่ามกลางtâam glaangแสงsăengสาsăaยัณnáห์h
The cry of the peacock echoed throughout the forest amidst the evening light.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มยูร said มะ-ยูน?
má-yuun
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 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 | — | — |