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wan-lópMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
beloved; favorite
beloved, favorite, or dear (typically used in formal, literary, or royal contexts)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)จดหมายjòt-mǎaiจดหมายjòt-mǎailetter (mail)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingสหายsà-hǎaiสหายsà-hǎai1comrade; companion; close friend2comrade (political/military)วัลลภwan-lópวัลลภwan-lóp1beloved; favorite2beloved person; favorite; close companionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)พบกันpóp-ganพบกันpóp-gan[to] meet; [to] see each otherมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
He wrote a letter to a beloved companion he hadn't seen for many years.
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พระเจ้าแผ่นดินprá-jâao-pɛ̀n-dinทรงsongพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanรางวัลraang-wanให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bɔɔ-rí-paanวัลลภwan-lópที่tîiปฏิบัติหน้าที่bpà-dtì-bàt-nâa-tîiด้วยdûuaiความซื่อสัตย์kwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-sàt
The King bestowed rewards upon the favored courtiers who performed their duties with honesty.
กวีgà-wiiในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákมักmákประพันธ์บทbprà-pan-bòtกวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngสตรีsà-dtriiวัลลภwan-lópอันanเป็นที่รักยิ่งbpen-tîi-rák-yîngของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Court poets often composed poems depicting their dearly beloved women.
ด้วยdûuaiความจงรักภักดีkwaam-jong-rák-pák-diiอย่างหาที่สุดมิได้yàang-hǎa-tîi-sùt-mí-dâaiเขาkǎoจึงjʉngได้รับdâi-rápการแต่งตั้งgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtângให้hâiเป็นbpenเสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiวัลลภwan-lópประจำราชสำนักbprà-jam-râat-chá-sǎm-nák
Through his endless loyalty, he was appointed as the beloved minister of the royal court.
2NounC1
beloved person; favorite; close companion
a beloved person, favorite person, or close trusted companion, especially in formal or literary use
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleตัวเอกdtuua-èekตัวเอกdtuua-èek1main character; protagonist; leading role2central figure; key person3key element; star ingredient (figurative)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)กลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]วัลลภwan-lópวัลลภwan-lóp1beloved; favorite2beloved person; favorite; close companionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaakingหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉangปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉang[to] protect the countryไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
In folktales, the protagonist often becomes the king's trusted companion after successfully saving the city.
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การแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamผลงานpǒn-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaก้าวขึ้นgâao-kʉ̂nเป็นbpenวัลลภwan-lópของkɔ̌ɔngองค์เหนือหัวong-nʉ̌ʉa-hǔua
Competition in the royal court made everyone try to perform well to rise up as the sovereign's favorite.
หน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngวัลลภwan-lópไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛการถวายgaan-tà-wǎaiงานngaanรับใช้ráp-cháiใกล้ชิดglâi-chítแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngการให้คำปรึกษาgaan-hâi-kam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaที่tîiซื่อตรงsʉ̂ʉ-dtrongด้วยdûuai
The duty of a trusted companion is not only serving closely, but also providing honest counsel.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatได้dâaiจารึกjaa-rʉ́kชื่อchʉ̂ʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไว้wáiในฐานะnai-tǎa-náวัลลภwan-lópผู้ภักดีpûu-pák-diiที่tîiยอมyɔɔmสละชีพsà-là-chîipเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngราชบัลลังก์râat-chá-ban-lang
History has inscribed his name as a loyal trusted companion who sacrificed his life to protect the throne.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
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 | — | — |