มัศยา
mát-sà-yaaMeaning
1NounC1
fish
a fish (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiวิชาภาษาไทยwí-chaa paa-săa taiThai language (subject)ครูสอนkruu sŏnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มัศยาmát-sà-yaaมัศยาmát-sà-yaafishแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)
In Thai language class, the teacher taught that the word "matsaya" translates to fish.
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ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังpâap-jìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngฝูงfǔungมัศยาmát-sà-yaaที่tîiกำลังgam-langแหวกว่ายwɛ̀ɛk-wâaiในnaiสระอโนดาตsà-à-noo-dàat
This mural depicts a school of fish swimming in the Anodard pond.
กวีgà-wiiในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaมัศยาmát-sà-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́ให้กับhâi-gàpบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn
Poets in ancient times often used the word "matsaya" to add a melodious quality to their poems.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákมีmiiการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngมัศยาmát-sà-yaaหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiสายพันธุ์sǎai-panที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiอยู่ในyùu-naiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamใหญ่yài
In Thai literature, there is often mention of various species of fish living in large rivers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัศยา said มัด-สะ-ยา?
mát-sà-yaa
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 vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mát
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 | — | — |