รามายณะ

raa-maa-yá-ná

Meaning

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.

Examples

รามายณะraa-maa-yá-náรามายณะraa-maa-yá-náRamayana (Sanskrit epic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มหากาพย์má-hăa-gàapมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàap1epic (heroic poem or saga)2saga; long, complicated affair (figurative, colloq.)อินเดียin-diiaอินเดียin-diia1India (country)2Indian; relating to India3an Indian (person)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanพระรามprá raamพระรามprá raam1Rama (epic hero)2King Rama (Thai regnal title)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)เนรเทศnay-rá-tâytเนรเทศnay-rá-tâyt[to] exile; banish; expelการที่gaan têeการที่gaan têethe fact that; nominalizer introducing a clauseสีดาsĕe daaสีดาsĕe daa1Young jackfruit; unripe jackfruit2Sida; Thai form of Sita (Ramakien)3noni; Morinda citrifolia (dial.)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)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; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตามมาdtaam 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.
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Tones

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Why is รามายณะ said รา-มาย-นะ?

raa-maa-yá-ná

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

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Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

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Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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