วนา
wá-naaMeaning
1NounC1
forest; woods
a forest or woods (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)บินกลับbin-glàpบินกลับbin-glàp[to] fly backรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วนาwá-naaวนาwá-naaforest; woodsเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títthe Sunเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกดินdtòk-dinตกดินdtòk-din[to] set (of the sun)
Flocks of birds fly back to their nests in the woods when the sun begins to set.
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เสียงsǐiangน้ำตกnáam-dtòkและlɛ́เสียงsǐiangสัตว์sàtร้องrɔ́ɔngทำให้tam-hâiผืนpʉ̌ʉnวนาwá-naaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiดูduuมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaมากmâakยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The sounds of the waterfall and animal calls make this forest seem even more alive.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความkwaamลี้ลับlíi-lápของkɔ̌ɔngพงไพรpong-praiและlɛ́มนต์ขลังmon-klǎngแห่งhɛ̀ngวนาwá-naaอันanกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yài
This novel depicts the mystery of the jungle and the magic of the vast woods.
เหล่าlàoสรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtต่างdtàangพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaเกื้อกูลgʉ̂ʉa-guunกันganท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความร่มรื่นkwaam-rôm-rʉ̂ʉnของkɔ̌ɔngผืนpʉ̌ʉnวนาwá-naa
All animals rely on and support each other amidst the shade of the forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วนา said วะ-นา?
wá-naa
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 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 | — | — |