วิชัย
wí-chaiMeanings
1Proper nounA2
male given name (Thai)
A common Thai male given name, Wichai.
Examples
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Mr. Wichai went to the market this morning.
Wichai, will you have lunch with us today?
คนkonที่tîiชื่อchʉ̂ʉวิชัยwí-chaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenหัวหน้าแผนกhǔua-nâa-pà-nɛ̀ɛkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàย้ายไปyáai-bpaiสาขาsǎa-kǎaอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The person named Wichai, who is our department head, is about to transfer to another branch.
2NounC2
victory; triumph (literary)
victory; triumph. This is a formal or literary noun derived from Pali–Sanskrit.
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commanderประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ก้องgɔ̂ɔngก้องgɔ̂ɔng1echoing; resonant2to echo; resound3loud; far-reaching (figurative)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; regardingวิชัยwí-chaiวิชัยwí-chai1male given name (Thai)2victory; triumph (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหนือnʉ̌ʉa1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveกองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langกองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langarmed forces; troopsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)
The general loudly proclaimed the army's triumph over the enemy's forces.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngวิชัยwí-chaiอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtในอดีตnai-à-dìitได้dâaiอย่างyàangจับใจjàp-jai
This poem movingly describes the great victory of the past king.
บ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángที่tîiวิชัยwí-chaiในnaiสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópต้องdtɔ̂ngแลกมาด้วยlɛ̂ɛk-maa-dûuaiการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaอย่างมหาศาลyàang-má-hǎa-sǎan
Often, triumph on the battlefield must be paid for with immense loss.
จารึกjaa-rúkโบราณboh-raanได้dâiบันทึกban-têukเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoพระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nee-yá-gìtและláeพระปรีชาสามารถprá bpee-chaa săa-mâatในnaiการgaanนำมาซึ่งnam maa sêungวิชัยwí-chaiเหนือnĕuuaอริราชศัตรูà-rí-râat-sàt-dtroo
The ancient inscription recorded the royal duties and the king's genius in bringing about victory over his adversaries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิชัย said วิ-ไช?
wí-chai
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
wí
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 | — | — |