วราหะ
wá-raa-hàMeaning
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pig; boar (literary)
A pig or boar; a literary word derived from Sanskrit.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)วีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rùtวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rùthero (male); brave man of great meritต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contendกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)วราหะwá-raa-hàวราหะwá-raa-hàpig; boar (literary)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k1deep forest; remote jungle2deep forest; remote forest interior
In this tale, the hero must fight a large boar in the deep forest.
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พรานป่าpraan-bpàaเห็นhěnรอยเท้าrɔɔi-táaoของkɔ̌ɔngวราหะwá-raa-hàอยู่yùuใกล้glâiลำธารlam-taanเลยləəiตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiไปbpai
The hunter saw the tracks of a boar near the stream, so he followed them.
ในnaiวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dii-boo-raanมักจะmák-jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngวราหะwá-raa-hàว่าwâaเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanและlɛ́ความดุร้ายkwaam-dù-ráai
In ancient literature, the boar is often described as a symbol of immense strength and ferocity.
ประติมากรรมbprà-dtì-maa-gamชิ้นนี้chín-níiแสดงsà-dɛɛngภาพpâapพระนารายณ์prá-naa-raaiในnaiปางวราหาวตารbpaang-wá-raa-hǎa-wá-dtaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenอวตารà-wá-dtaanของkɔ̌ɔngพระองค์prá-ongในnaiร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngวราหะwá-raa-hàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปราบอสูรbpràap-à-sǔun
This sculpture depicts Vishnu in his Varaha avatar, which is his incarnation as a boar to defeat a demon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วราหะ said วะ-รา-หะ?
wá-raa-hà
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 | — | — |