รวิ
rá-wíMeaning
1NounC1
sun
the sun (typically used in literary contexts, poetry, or proper names)
Examples
เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownรวิrá-wíรวิrá-wísunซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-tít1the Sun2Surya; the sun god
My close friend is named Ravi, which means the sun.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiคำว่าkam-wâaรวิrá-wíมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títอย่างyàangไพเราะpai-rɔ́
In Thai literature, the word "Ravi" is often used to refer to the sun poetically.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiพระบารมีprá-baa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngมหาราชmá-hǎa-râatดั่งdàngรวิrá-wíที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngแสงสว่างsɛ̌ɛng-sà-wàangลงมาlong-maaยังyangผืนpʉ̌ʉnโลกlôok
The poet compares the great king's grace to the sun casting its illuminating light upon the earth.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงทองsɛ̌ɛng-tɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngรวิrá-wíลับlápขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaท้องนภาtɔ́ɔng-ná-paaก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukแต่งแต้มdtɛ̀ng-dtɛ̂ɛmไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiสีสันsǐi-sǎnแห่งhɛ̀ngยามสนธยาyaam-sǒn-tá-yaa
As the golden sun dipped below the horizon, the sky was painted with the hues of twilight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รวิ said ระ-วิ?
rá-wí
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
rá
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 | — | — |