รำไพ
ram-paiMeanings
1NounC2
sun
the sun (used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รำไพram-paiรำไพram-pai1sun2beautiful; lovely (literary)ทอแสงtɔɔ-sɛ̌ɛngทอแสงtɔɔ-sɛ̌ɛng[to] shine; emit light; gleam; glowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morningฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)หากินhǎa-ginหากินhǎa-gin1[to] make a living; earn a living2[to] forage; look for food3[to] exploit [sb/sth] for gain (colloq.)
When the sun shines in the morning, the flocks of birds begin to fly out and forage.
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กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatยามyaamที่tîiรำไพram-paiคล้อยต่ำklɔ́ɔi-dtàmลงสู่long-sùuขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòk
The poet described the beauty of nature as the sun descended towards the western horizon.
หยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangบนbonยอดหญ้าyɔ̂ɔt-yâaเปล่งประกายbplèeng-bprà-gaaiระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระทบgrà-tópกับgàpแสงsɛ̌ɛngแห่งhɛ̀ngรำไพram-paiในnaiรุ่งอรุณrûng-à-run
The dewdrops on the grass blades sparkled when hit by the light of the sun at dawn.
วรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanมักmákเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiพระบารมีprá-baa-rá-miiของkɔ̌ɔngกษัตริย์gà-sàtดั่งdàngรำไพram-paiที่tîiส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangขจัดkà-jàtความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râat
Ancient literature often compares the king's prestige to the sun that shines and dispels the darkness for the citizens.
2AdjectiveC2
beautiful; lovely (literary)
beautiful or lovely, used chiefly in literary language
Examples
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naa1poetic description; poetic depiction2poetically descriptiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomรูปโฉมrûup-chǒom1appearance; looks; features (of a person)2appearance; design; form (of an object)รำไพram-paiรำไพram-pai1sun2beautiful; lovely (literary)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forหลงใหลlǒng-lǎiหลงใหลlǒng-lǎibe enamored; be captivated; be infatuatedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractiveness
The poet describes her as so lovely in appearance that everyone who meets her is captivated by her beauty.
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แม้mɛ́ɛนางnaangจะมีjà-miiรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomรำไพram-paiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสิ่งที่sìng-tîiทำให้tam-hâiเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiผูกพันpùuk-panกลับเป็นglàp-bpenน้ำใจnáam-jaiที่tîiนางnaangมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้pûuตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk-túk-dâai-yâak
Although she was lovely in appearance, what truly won the prince’s affection was her kindness toward those in distress.
ในnaiบทพรรณนาbòt-pan-ná-naaสวนsǔuanบุปผาbùp-pǎaนานาพรรณnaa-naa-panงามngaamรำไพram-paiทว่าtá-wâaความงามkwaam-ngaamนั้นnánกลับglàpยิ่งyîngขับเน้นkàp-nénความอ้างว้างkwaam-âang-wáangในใจnai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
In the description of the garden, flowers of many varieties are lovely to behold, yet their beauty only accentuates the character’s inner loneliness.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàพรากprâakรูปโฉมrûup-chǒomอันanรำไพram-paiไปbpaiจากjàakนางnaangก็gɔ̂มิอาจmí-àatลบเลือนlóp-lʉʉanความงามkwaam-ngaamแห่งhɛ̀ngจิตใจjìt-jaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngประจักษ์แก่bprà-jàk-gɛ̀ɛผู้คนpûu-konมาmaaชั่วชีวิตchûua-chii-wít
Though time may rob her of her lovely appearance, it cannot erase the beauty of spirit that others have witnessed throughout her life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รำไพ said รัม-ไพ?
ram-pai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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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ไพpaiไพpai1obsolete small unit of money or weight2prosperous; excellentobsolete small unit of money or weightPart 2
รำไพram-paiรำไพram-paisunsunWord