วิภา
wí-paaMeaning
1NounC1
light; radiance; beauty
light, brightness, radiance, or beauty (typically used in literary contexts or proper names)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownวิภาwí-paaวิภาwí-paalight; radiance; beautyซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsแสงสว่างsɛ̌ɛng-sà-wàangแสงสว่างsɛ̌ɛng-sà-wàang1light; illumination2figurative: source of hope/guidance
I have a friend named Wipha, which is a name that means light.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนี้níiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngวิภาwí-paaแห่งhɛ̀ngดวงจันทร์duuang-janที่tîiส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangในnaiยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
This poem describes the radiance of the moon shining in the night.
แสงทองsɛ̌ɛng-tɔɔngยามเช้าyaam-cháaoสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnวิภาwí-paaอันanงดงามngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The morning golden light shines, revealing the beautiful radiance of nature.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiชั้นสูงchán-sǔungคำว่าkam-wâaวิภาwí-paaมักmákถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamและlɛ́รัศมีrát-sà-mǐiของkɔ̌ɔngทวยเทพtuuai-têep
In high Thai literature, the word 'wipha' is often used to describe the beauty and aura of deities.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิภา said วิ-พา?
wí-paa
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 | — | — |