มฤคยา
má-rʉ́k-ká-yaaMeaning
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hunting (literary)
The activity of pursuing wild animals to catch or kill them; a literary term for hunting.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระราชาเสด็จprá-raa-chaa-sà-dètพระราชาเสด็จprá-raa-chaa-sà-dètthe king proceeds (royal)ประพาสbprà-pâatประพาสbprà-pâat[to] travel (royal); [to] tour (by royalty)มฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaaมฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaahunting (literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceกวางgwaangกวางgwaangdeerเผือกpʉ̀ʉakเผือกpʉ̀ʉak1taro (plant and corm)2[to] meddle; be nosy (slang)3albino; whiteตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)
In this tale, the king goes hunting in the forest before encountering a white deer.
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ฉากchàakมฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaaในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมิได้mí-dâaiมีmiiไว้wáiเพียงpiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่าlâoการล่าสัตว์gaan-lâa-sàtหากhàakยังyangเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnความหลงใหลkwaam-lǒng-lǎiในnaiอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngกษัตริย์gà-sàt
The hunting scene in this literary work does not merely depict the pursuit of animals; it also reveals the king's obsession with power.
แม้mɛ́ɛเหล่าlàoขุนนางkǔn-naangจะjàถือtʉ̌ʉว่าการwâa-gaanประพาสbprà-pâatมฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaaเป็นbpenเครื่องแสดงkrʉ̂ʉang-sà-dɛɛngความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiกลับglàpทรงsongเห็นว่าhěn-wâaการgaanฆ่าkâaสัตว์sàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสำราญkwaam-sǎm-raanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโหดร้ายhòot-ráai
Although the nobles see hunting expeditions as a display of courage, the prince considers killing animals for pleasure cruel.
ครั้นkránพระราชาเสด็จprá-raa-chaa-sà-dètประพาสbprà-pâatมฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaaเข้าสู่kâo-sùuป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kเหล่าlàoทหารtá-hǎanก็gɔ̂เร่งrêngติดdtìtตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiกวางgwaangโดยdooiหาhǎaรู้rúuไม่ว่าmâi-wâaตนdtonกำลังgam-langล่วงlûuangเข้าสู่kâo-sùuเขตkèetอาถรรพ์aa-tǎn
When the king ventured deep into the forest on a hunt, the soldiers hastened to follow the deer's tracks, unaware that they were entering an accursed realm.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มฤคยา said มะ-รึก-คะ-ยา?
má-rʉ́k-ká-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มฤคmá-réukมฤคmá-réukdeer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)deer (formal/lit.); wild animal (archaic)Part 1
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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 2
มฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaaมฤคยาmá-rʉ́k-ká-yaahunting (literary)hunting (literary)Word