มฤค
má-réukMeaning
1NounC2
deer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)
a deer; in older or literary use, any wild animal.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าลึกbpàa léukป่าลึกbpàa léuk1deep forest; remote jungle2deep forest; remote forest interiorเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ได้เห็นdâai hĕnได้เห็นdâai hĕn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]ฝูงfǔngฝูงfǔng1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)มฤคmá-réukมฤคmá-réukdeer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)มาหากินmaa hăa ginมาหากินmaa hăa gin[to] come to earn a livingริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brook
In the deep forest, we might see a herd of deer coming to feed by the stream.
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พรานป่าpraan bpàaเฝ้าติดตามfâo dtìt-dtaamร่องรอยrông roiของkŏngมฤคmá-réukใหญ่yàiเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiพงไพรpong prai
The hunter followed the tracks of the large beast into the thick jungle.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatโบราณboo-raanมักmákมีmiiรูปrûupพระราชาprá-raa-chaaทรงsongธนูtá-nuuล่ามlâamฤrʉ́คาkaaในnaiป่าbpàaกว้างgwâang
Ancient paintings often depict kings with bows hunting deer in the vast forest.
เสียงปืนsĭiang bpeunดังก้องdang gâwngพนาpá-naaไพรpraiสิ้นsînเสียงsĭiangลงlongพร้อมกับpróm gàpร่างrâangของkŏngพญาpá-yaaมฤคmá-réukที่têeล้มลงlóm long
The sound of a gunshot echoed through the forest, its end coinciding with the fall of the great stag's body.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มฤค said มะ-รึก-คะ?
má-réuk
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
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 | — | — |