วนาลัย
wá-naa-laiMeaning
1NounC1
forest; forest dwelling
a forest, woods, or a dwelling situated in a forest (typically used in a literary or poetic context)
Examples
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diifemale character in (classical) literatureถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; 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)เนรเทศnee-rá-têetเนรเทศnee-rá-têet[to] exile; banish; expelให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeอย่างยากลำบากyàang-yâak-lam-bàakอย่างยากลำบากyàang-yâak-lam-bàakwith difficultyอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]วนาลัยwá-naa-laiวนาลัยwá-naa-laiforest; forest dwelling
The heroine in the literary work was exiled to live a difficult life in the forest.
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นักเขียนnák-kǐianมักจะmák-jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความเงียบสงบkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngòpของkɔ̌ɔngวนาลัยwá-naa-laiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanได้dâaiหลีกหนีlìik-nǐiจากjàakโลกlôokภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔk
Writers often describe the tranquility of the forest to make readers feel as if they have escaped from the outside world.
พระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiตนdtonนั้นnánบำเพ็ญตบะbam-pen-dtà-bàอยู่ในyùu-naiวนาลัยwá-naa-laiอันanลี้ลับlíi-lápไกลแสนไกลglai-sɛ̌ɛn-glaiจากjàakความเจริญkwaam-jà-rəənของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉang
That hermit practiced asceticism in a mysterious forest dwelling, far, far away from the civilization of the city.
เมื่อยามmʉ̂ʉa-yaamเกิดgə̀ətกลียุคgà-lii-yúkและlɛ́สงครามsǒng-kraamกลางเมืองglaang-mʉʉangผู้คนpûu-konจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakจึงjʉngเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàหลบlòpลี้líiหนีภัยnǐi-paiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiพำนักpam-nákในnaiวนาลัยwá-naa-lai
During times of turmoil and civil war, many people chose to flee danger and take refuge in the woods.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วนาลัย said วะ-นา-ไล?
wá-naa-lai
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 | — | — |