ยานี
yaa-nee
Meanings
1NounC1
Thai poetic metre (yani)
A traditional Thai metrical pattern with fixed syllable counts per line and set rhyme positions; used in classical Thai verse.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]แต่งกลอนdtàeng glonแต่งกลอนdtàeng glon[to] compose verse; write poetryกาพย์ยานีgàap yaa-neeกาพย์ยานีgàap yaa-neeKap Yanee; Thai verse form (11-syllable line)11
Today, the teacher taught the students to try composing a poem in the Kàap Yanee 11 style.