วฤก
wá-rókMeaning
1NounC2
wolf
wolf (used primarily in literature or poetry)
Examples
ดวงตาduuang-dtaaดวงตาduuang-dtaaeyeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวฤกwá-rókวฤกwá-rókwolfร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousจ้องเขม็งjɔ̂ng-kà-měngจ้องเขม็งjɔ̂ng-kà-měng[to] stare intently; [to] gaze fixedlyมายังmaa-yangมายังmaa-yang1[to] come to; arrive at (formal)2to; toward; addressed to (formal marker)เหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉa1bait; lure2victim; preyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mít1complete darkness; pitch blackness2total uncertainty; being completely in the dark (figurative)
The eyes of the fierce wolf stared intently at its prey in the darkness.
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เสียงsǐiangหอนhɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngวฤกwá-rókท่ามกลางtâam-glaangป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaanสร้างsâangความหวาดหวั่นkwaam-wàat-wànให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangยิ่งนักyîng-nák
The howl of the wolf amidst the deep forest at night greatly terrifies travelers.
กวีgà-wiiในnaiยุคyúkโรแมนติกroo-mɛɛn-dtìkมักmákใช้cháiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngวฤกwá-rókเดียวดายdiiao-daaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความอ้างว้างkwaam-âang-wáangในnaiจิตใจjìt-jaiมนุษย์má-nút
Romantic poets often used the imagery of a lone wolf to reflect the desolation in the human mind.
ภายใต้paai dtâiแสงจันทร์săaeng janสลัวsà-lŭuaวฤกwá-réukหนุ่มnùmเยื้องย่างyéuuang yâangออกจากòk jàakเงาngaoมืดmêuutประหนึ่งbprà-nèungร่างrâangจำแลงjam-laengของkŏngเทพเจ้าtêp jâoแห่งhàengพงไพรpong prai
Under the dim moonlight, the young wolf stepped out of the shadows, as if an avatar of the forest god.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วฤก said วะ-รก?
wá-rók
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 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 | — | — |