วานเรศ
waa-ná-rêetMeaning
1NounC2
king of monkeys (literary)
A king or lord of monkeys, used in literary or poetic language.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทละครbòt lá-konบทละครbòt lá-konplay; drama scriptเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รามเกียรติ์raam-má-gianรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gian1the Ramakien (Thai epic)2the Ramakien (literary work/series)พาลีpaa-leeพาลีpaa-leeVali (Ramakien character)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วานเรศwaa-ná-rêetวานเรศwaa-ná-rêetking of monkeys (literary)ผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangruler; governorขีดขินkèet kĭnขีดขินkèet kĭnKishkindha (mythological kingdom)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffสุครีพsù-krêepสุครีพsù-krêepSugriva
In the Ramakien play, Bali is the monkey king who rules Khitkhin and is Sugriva’s elder brother.
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ครั้นkránวานเรศwaa-ná-rêetสุครีพsù-krêepมีmeeบัญชาban-chaaให้hâiเคลื่อนพลklêuuan ponเหล่าlàoวานรwaa-nonก็gâwพร้อมใจกันpróm jai ganยกทัพyók tápไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiพระรามprá raam
When Sugriva, the monkey king, commanded his forces to advance, the monkeys united to march to Rama’s aid.
แม้máeวานเรศwaa-ná-rêetพาลีpaa-leeจะjàเก่งกล้าgèng glâaสามารถsăa-mâatแต่dtàeความระแวงkwaam rá-waengที่têeมีmeeต่อdtòสุครีพsù-krêepกลับglàpทำให้tam hâiพี่น้องpêe nóngต้องdtôngกลายเป็นglaai bpenศัตรูsàt-dtruu
Although Bali, the monkey king, was mighty and capable, his suspicion of Sugriva turned the brothers into enemies.
ชะตากรรมchá-dtaa gamของkŏngพาลีpaa-leeผู้pôoเป็นbpenวานเรศwaa-ná-rêetในnaiรามเกียรติ์raam-má-gianชวนให้chuan hâiขบคิดkòp kítว่าwâaอำนาจam-nâatและláeฤทธานุภาพrít-taa-nú-pâapอาจàatมิใช่mí châiหลักประกันlàk bprà-ganแห่งhàengชัยชนะchai-chá-náหากhàakผู้ครองpôo krongบัลลังก์ban-langยังyangตกอยู่dtòk yòoใต้dtâiอำนาจam-nâatของkŏngทิฐิtí-tì
The fate of Bali, the monkey king in the Ramakien, invites reflection on how power and might may not guarantee victory if a ruler remains in the grip of stubborn pride.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (colloq.; Thai area unit; 4 square meters)wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)Part 1
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นเรศná-rêetนเรศná-rêet1a Thai male given name (Naret)2a king (poetic/literary)a Thai male given name (Naret)Part 2
วานเรศwaa-ná-rêetวานเรศwaa-ná-rêetking of monkeys (literary)king of monkeys (literary)Word