วรรษ

wát

Meanings

1NounC1

year

a year (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)

Examples

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2NounC2

rain

rain (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)

Examples

ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมืดครึ้มmʉ̂ʉt-krʉ́mมืดครึ้มmʉ̂ʉt-krʉ́m1overcast; gloomy2gloomy; somber (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัญญาณsǎn-yaanสัญญาณsǎn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indicationบ่งบอกbòng-bɔ̀ɔkบ่งบอกbòng-bɔ̀ɔk[to] indicate; signifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหยาดyàatหยาดyàat1drop; bead (of liquid)2[to] drip; fall in drops3tiny amount; trace (often of liquid or grace)วรรษwátวรรษwát1year2rainกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)โปรยปรายbprooi-bpraaiโปรยปรายbprooi-bpraai1[to] fall lightly and widely (rain/snow)2[to] scatter gentlyลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháaในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháasoon; shortly; before long
The overcast sky is a sign indicating that drops of rain are about to fall soon.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is วรรษ said วัด?

wát

  • Vowel spellingThe double รร is read as a vowel (“a” or “an”), not as two ร.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wát

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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