วรรษา
wát-sǎaMeanings
1NounC1
rain; rainy season
rain; the rainy season (usually used in formal, poetic, or literary contexts)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เข้าสู่kâo-sùuเข้าสู่kâo-sùu1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4distance between supports5span; extentวรรษาwát-sǎaวรรษาwát-sǎa1rain; rainy season2yearต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเขียวชอุ่มkǐiao-chá-ùmเขียวชอุ่มkǐiao-chá-ùmlush green; verdantและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waalively; animatedอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
When entering the rainy season (wansa), the trees in the forest will become lush green and lively again.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiไทยtaiโบราณboo-raanช่วงchûuangวรรษาwát-sǎaมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngความชุ่มชื้นkwaam-chûm-chʉ́ʉnและlɛ́ความร่มเย็นkwaam-rôm-yen
In ancient Thai poetry, the rainy season (wansa) is often used as a symbol of moisture and tranquility.
พระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tii-pʉ̂ʉt-mong-kon-jà-ròt-prá-nang-kan-rɛ̂ɛk-naa-kwǎnมักmákจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าสู่kâo-sùuวรรษาwát-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นสิริมงคลแก่bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon-gɛ̀ɛพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnทางการเกษตรtaang-gaan-gà-sèet
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony is usually held before the onset of the rainy season (wansa) to bring blessings to agricultural crops.
หยาดพิรุณyàat-pí-runที่tîiโปรยปรายbprooi-bpraaiลงมาlong-maaอย่างyàangไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงchûuangวรรษาwát-sǎaได้dâaiก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngในnaiพื้นที่ราบpʉ́ʉn-tîi-râapลุ่มแม่น้ำlûm-mɛ̂ɛ-náam
The unceasing downpour of rain throughout the rainy season (wansa) has caused severe floods in the river basin areas.
2NounC1
year
a year (formal or literary, often referring to age or years spent in monkhood, similar to the more common variant พรรษาพรรษาpan-sǎa1classifier for years of age (royal)2rains-retreat; Buddhist Lent (three-month period)3Buddhist rains-retreat year; monastic year)
Examples
หลวงตาlǔuang-dtaaหลวงตาlǔuang-dtaaelderly Buddhist monk; venerable elder monkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดระฆังwát-rá-kangวัดระฆังwát-rá-kangWat Rakhang; famed Bangkok templeท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)บวชbùuatบวชbùuat1[to] ordain; enter the monkhood2[to] take vows; become a nun (Buddhist)3[to] ordain [sb]; have [sb] ordainedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)มานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyวรรษาwát-sǎaวรรษาwát-sǎa1rain; rainy season2yearแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The old monk at Wat Rakhang has been ordained as a Buddhist monk for more than twenty years (wansa).
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พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtทรงsongครองสิริราชสมบัติkrɔɔng-sì-rí-râat-chá-sǒm-bàtมาmaaหลายlǎaiวรรษาwát-sǎaด้วยdûuaiทศพิธราชธรรมtót-sà-pít-râat-chá-tamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความผาสุกkwaam-pǎa-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The king has reigned for many years (wansa) with the ten royal virtues for the happiness of the people.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระมหาเถระprá-má-hǎa-těe-ráมีอายุmii-aa-yúเจริญjà-rəənก้าวเข้าสู่gâao-kâo-sùuวรรษาwát-sǎaที่tîiแปดสิบbpɛ̀ɛt-sìpคณะศิษยานุศิษย์ká-ná-sìt-yaa-nú-sìtจึงjʉngได้dâaiร่วมกันrûuam-ganจัดงานjàt-ngaanบำเพ็ญกุศลbam-pen-gù-sǒnอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang-yîng-yài
When the senior monk advanced into his eightieth year of age (wansa), his disciples jointly organized a grand merit-making ceremony.
ตามdtaamพระวินัยprá-wí-naiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùบวชเรียนbùuat-riianจนjonล่วงพ้นlûuang-pónห้าhâaวรรษาwát-sǎaจึงjʉngจะjàถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเป็นbpenผู้ที่pûu-tîiมีคุณสมบัติmii-kun-ná-sǒm-bàtพร้อมprɔ́ɔmในnaiการอบรมสั่งสอนgaan-òp-rom-sàng-sɔ̌ɔnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâai
According to monastic discipline, when a monk has been ordained and studied past five years (wansa), he is considered qualified to instruct and teach others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วรรษา said วัด-สา?
wát-sǎa
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 vowelEnds in -ด, 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 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 | — | — |