รำมะนา
ram-má-naaMeaning
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frame drum; rebana
A shallow, one-sided frame drum of Perso-Arabic origin, also known as a rebana. It is often played in a pair with a goblet drum (โทนโทนtoon1tone; color tone; tint2overall mood/style), a combination known as โทนรำมะนา (thon-rammana).
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritครูสอนดนตรีkruu-sɔ̌ɔn-don-dtriiครูสอนดนตรีkruu-sɔ̌ɔn-don-dtriimusic teacher; music instructorไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asรำมะนาram-má-naaรำมะนาram-má-naaframe drum; rebana
The Thai music teacher is teaching students how to play the rammana.
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ในnaiวงปี่พาทย์wong-bpìi-pâatเราraoจะjàได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangโทนtoonรำมะนาram-má-naaเป็นbpenเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangกำกับgam-gàpจังหวะjang-wà
In a Piphat ensemble, we can hear the sound of the thon-rammana acting as rhythm instruments.
เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngรำมะนาram-má-naaที่tîiขึงkʉ̌ngด้วยdûuaiหนังnǎngวัวwuuaให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangทุ้มtúmกังวานgang-waanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiชิ้นนี้chín-níi
The sound of a rammana stretched with cowhide produces a resonant, low tone, which is a distinctive characteristic of this instrument.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngลำตัดlam-dtàtจะjàขาดkàatเสียงsǐiangโทนtoonรำมะนาram-má-naaไปbpaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenหัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiสร้างsâangความครื้นเครงkwaam-krʉ́ʉn-kreeng
A 'Lam Tat' performance cannot be without the sound of the thon-rammana, as it is the heart of the rhythm that creates a lively atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รำมะนา said รัม-มะ-นา?
ram-má-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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ram
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 2
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รำมะนาram-má-naaรำมะนาram-má-naaframe drum; rebanaframe drum; rebanaWord