รสนา
rá-sà-naaMeaning
1NounC2
tongue (literary)
A literary term for the tongue, the organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and producing speech.
Examples
รสขมrót-kǒmรสขมrót-kǒmbitter taste; bitternessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealค้างอยู่káang-yùuค้างอยู่káang-yùu[to] be pending; [to] be stuckบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รสนาrá-sà-naaรสนาrá-sà-naatongue (literary)แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam[to] drink waterตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)อึกʉ̀kอึกʉ̀k1gulp; swallow2hiccup/ gulp soundแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)
The bitter taste of the medicine lingered on his tongue, even after he had taken several gulps of water.
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รสหวานอมเปรี้ยวrót-wǎan-om-bprîiaoของkɔ̌ɔngมะปรางmá-bpraangแผ่ซ่านpɛ̀ɛ-sâanทั่วtûuaรสนาrá-sà-naaชวนให้chuuan-hâiนางnaangรำลึกถึงram-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanซึ่งsʉ̂ngบัดนี้bàt-níiเหลืออยู่lʉ̌ʉa-yùuเพียงpiiangในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jam
The sweet-tart taste of the Marian plum spread across her tongue, reminding her of the garden behind the house that now existed only in her memories.
รสนาrá-sà-naaของkɔ̌ɔngคนเจ็บkon-jèpบวมbuuamช้ำchámจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpขยับkà-yàpไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเอ่ยyèeคำkamความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuatก็gɔ̂แล่นlɛ̂ɛnขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngนิ่งเงียบnîng-ngîiap
The injured man's tongue was so swollen and bruised that he could barely move it; whenever he tried to speak, a surge of pain forced him into silence.
ครั้นkránหยาดน้ำyàat-náamแรกrɛ̂ɛkแตะdtɛ̀รสนาrá-sà-naaที่tîiแห้งผากhɛ̂ɛng-pàakเขาkǎoจึงjʉngรู้rúuว่าความwâa-kwaamกระหายgrà-hǎaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเคยkəəiนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaทนtonไหวwǎiนั้นnánได้dâaiบั่นทอนbàn-tɔɔnเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngไปbpaiจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpสิ้นsîn
Only when the first drop of water touched his parched tongue did he realize that the thirst he had thought he could endure had all but sapped his strength.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รสนา said ระ-สะ-นา?
rá-sà-naa
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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รสนาrá-sà-naaรสนาrá-sà-naatongue (literary)tongue (literary)Word