รามายณะ(raa-maa-yá-ná)
Meanings
1Proper nounB2
Ramayana (Sanskrit epic)
The ancient Indian epic narrating the life of Prince Rama, his exile, the abduction of Sita by Ravana, and the ensuing battle; influential across South and Southeast Asia.
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รามายณะraa-maa-yá-náรามายณะraa-maa-yá-ná1Ramayana (Sanskrit epic)2Thai adaptation: Ramakien (related)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàapมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàap1epic (heroic poem or saga)2epic; monumental (figurative, informal)อินเดียin-diiaอินเดียin-diia1India (country)2Indian; relating to India3an Indian (person)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)พระรามprá raamพระรามprá raam1King Rama (Thai regnal title)2Rama (epic hero)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)เนรเทศnay-rá-tâytเนรเทศnay-rá-tâyt1[to] exile; banish; expel2exile; banishment (state/act)การที่gaan têeการที่gaan têethe fact that (formal; makes a clause act as a noun)สีดาsĕe daaสีดาsĕe daa1Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)2Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganRavana; demon-king in the Ramakienลักพาlák paaลักพาlák paa[to] kidnap; abductและláeและláeand (coordinating)สงครามใหญ่sŏng-kraam yàiสงครามใหญ่sŏng-kraam yàimajor war; great warที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตามมาdtaam maaตามมาdtaam maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; result
The Ramayana is an Indian epic that tells of Rama’s life, his exile, Sita’s abduction by Ravana, and the ensuing great war.
2Proper nounB2
Thai adaptation: Ramakien (related)
In Thai contexts, often discussed alongside the Ramakien, which is the Thai adaptation of the Ramayana.
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เวลาเรียนway-laa riianเวลาเรียนway-laa riianclass time; school hoursวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักพูดmák pôotมักพูดmák pôot[to] often say; often speakถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughรามายณะraa-maa-yá-náรามายณะraa-maa-yá-ná1Ramayana (Sanskrit epic)2Thai adaptation: Ramakien (related)ควบคู่กับkûap kôo gàpควบคู่กับkûap kôo gàpalong with; in conjunction withรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gianรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gian1the Ramakien (Thai epic)2the Ramakien (literary work/series)อยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏerอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
When studying Thai literature, we often talk about the Ramayana alongside the Ramakien.