ระวี
rá-wiiMeaning
1NounC1
sun
the sun (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamระวีrá-wiiระวีrá-wiisunในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morningสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔng[to] cast/beam light on; illuminateให้ดอกhâi-dɔ̀ɔkให้ดอกhâi-dɔ̀ɔk1[to] bloom; [to] flower2[to] pay interest; offer interestไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toผลิบานplì-baanผลิบานplì-baan1[to] blossom; bloom (of flowers)2[to] flourish; blossom (figurative)
The morning sunlight shines down, making the flowers begin to bloom.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatยามyaamที่tîiแสงsɛ̌ɛngระวีrá-wiiสาดsàatส่องกระทบsɔ̀ɔng-grà-tópผิวน้ำpǐu-náam
The poet described the beauty of nature when the sunlight shines and reflects on the water's surface.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiคำว่าkam-wâaระวีrá-wiiมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiถึงtʉ̌ngความรุ่งโรจน์kwaam-rûng-rôotและlɛ́อำนาจam-nâatบารมีbaa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
In Thai literature, the word "Rawee" (the sun) is often used as a metaphor for the glory and prestige of the king.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงsɛ̌ɛngระวีrá-wiiลาลับlaa-lápขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaราตรีraa-dtriiที่tîiเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtก็gɔ̂เข้าkâoมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉanพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpเสียงsǐiangหริ่งrìngหรีดrìitเรไรree-rai
When the sun disappears behind the horizon, the silent night arrives along with the sound of crickets and cicadas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วีwiiวีwii1the letter V; V shape2Roman numeral V (5)3victory sign (V sign)4[to] fan (Isan)5hand fan (Isan)the letter V; V shapePart 2
ระวีrá-wiiระวีrá-wiisunsunWord