วัลย์
wanMeaning
1NounB2
vine; creeper
a vine, creeper, or climbing plant (often used in literature or as a component in compound words and names)
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetบรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageดอกไม้ป่าdɔ̀ɔk-máai-bpàaดอกไม้ป่าdɔ̀ɔk-máai-bpàawildflowerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prângบานสะพรั่งbaan-sà-prâng1[to] be in full bloom2in full bloom3[to] flourish; abound (fig.)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)วัลย์wanวัลย์wanvine; creeperซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationพันรอบpan-rɔ̂ɔpพันรอบpan-rɔ̂ɔp[to] wrap around [sth]กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiไม้ใหญ่máai-yàibig tree; large tree
The poet described the image of wildflowers blooming on the vine wrapped around the large tree branch.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiคำว่าkam-wâaวัลย์wanหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngไม้เลื้อยmáai-lʉ́ʉaiที่tîiเกาะตามgɔ̀-dtaamต้นไม้dtôn-máai
In this poem, the word 'wan' refers to a creeper climbing on trees.
กวีgà-wiiใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaวัลย์wanในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความอ่อนช้อยkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngเถาtǎoไม้เลื้อยmáai-lʉ́ʉaiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
The poet used the word 'wan' in literature to describe the gracefulness of creeping vines in the deep forest.
ลวดลายlûuat-laaiสลักsà-làkบนbonผนังpà-nǎngวิหารwí-hǎanเป็นbpenรูปrûupพรรณพฤกษาpan-prʉ́k-sǎaและlɛ́วัลย์wanที่tîiเกี่ยวพันgìiao-panกันganอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
The carved patterns on the temple wall are in the shapes of flora and vines intricately intertwined.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วัลย์ said วัน?
wan
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |