วนาลี
wá-naa-liiMeaning
1NounC1
forest; row of trees
a forest or a row/line of trees, used mainly in literary or poetic language
Examples
นกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔiนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔismall bird; little birdบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryรังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]วนาลีwá-naa-liiวนาลีwá-naa-liiforest; row of treesเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wanแสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wansunlight; sunshineเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáa1horizon2horizons; scope; range
The little bird flew back to its nest in the forest when the sunlight began to fade below the horizon.
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พระธุดงค์prá-tú-dongเดินdəənจาริกjaa-ríkเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiวนาลีwá-naa-liiอันanเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piianภาวนาpaa-wá-naa
The wandering monk journeyed into the tranquil forest to practice meditation.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngวนาลีwá-naa-liiในnaiฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plìว่าwâaเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanภาพวาดpâap-wâatที่tîiสวรรค์ประทานsà-wǎn-bprà-taanลงมาlong-maa
The poet describes the beauty of the forest in spring as being like a painting bestowed by heaven.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangวนาลีwá-naa-liiที่tîiทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoสุดลูกหูลูกตาsùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaaเสียงเรไรsǐiang-ree-raiกรีดร้องgrìit-rɔ́ɔngประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganราวกับraao-gàpดนตรีdon-dtriiแห่งhɛ̀ngพงไพรpong-prai
Amidst the line of trees stretching as far as the eye can see, the cicadas sing in chorus like the music of the wild.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วนาลี said วะ-นา-ลี?
wá-naa-lii
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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วนาลีwá-naa-liiวนาลีwá-naa-liiforest; row of treesforest; row of treesWord