วณิพก
wá-ní-pókMeaning
1NounB2
busker; musical beggar
a beggar who sings or plays a musical instrument in exchange for money; a busker or wandering minstrel
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หยอดyɔ̀ɔtหยอดyɔ̀ɔt1[to] drop/drip (small amount)2[to] apply drops (medicine)3[to] insert a coin4[to] add a small amount (food/condiment)5[to] tease/flirt lightlyเหรียญrǐianเหรียญrǐian1coin2medal3CL: เหรียญ4round metal token5crypto coin; cryptocurrency6dollar (informal)7virtual coin; virtual currency unitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)วณิพกwá-ní-pókวณิพกwá-ní-pókbusker; musical beggarตาบอดdtaa-bɔ̀ɔtตาบอดdtaa-bɔ̀ɔt1blind (unable to see)2figuratively 'blind' (unaware)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleeng[to] sing (a song)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn1by the roadside; roadside2roadside
I dropped some coins for the blind busker who was singing by the street.
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ชายชราchaai-chá-raaคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenวณิพกwá-ní-pókร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengแลกlɛ̂ɛkเงินngənอยู่yùuตามdtaamงานวัดngaan-wát
That old man is a wandering minstrel, singing for money at temple fairs.
บทเพลงbòt-pleengของkɔ̌ɔngวณิพกwá-ní-pókพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítคนรากหญ้าkon-râak-yâa
The song of that wandering minstrel reflects the hardships of grassroots people's lives.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเราraoมักจะmák-jàเห็นhěnวณิพกwá-ní-pókเดินทางdəən-taangไปตามbpai-dtaamหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่นดนตรีlên-don-dtriiแลกกับlɛ̂ɛk-gàpข้าวปลาอาหารkâao-bplaa-aa-hǎan
In the old days, we would often see wandering minstrels traveling to villages to play music in exchange for food.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วณิพก said วะ-นิ-พก?
wá-ní-pók
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wá
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 | — | — |