วิลาศ

wí-lâat

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

beautiful; graceful; elegant

beautiful, graceful, charming, or elegant (typically used in literary or formal contexts)

Examples

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2AdjectiveC2

Western; European

Western or European; a historical term used for people, animals, or goods from the West or Europe

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtônรัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นrát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn-dtɔɔn-dtôn1early Rattanakosin period2of the early Rattanakosin periodมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการนำเข้าgaan-nam-kâoการนำเข้าgaan-nam-kâo1import; importation2data import; importing files (computing)สินค้าsǐn-káaสินค้าsǐn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseวิลาศwí-lâatวิลาศwí-lâat1beautiful; graceful; elegant2Western; Europeanหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítmany kinds; variousเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth itemและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เครื่องแก้วkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛ̂ɛoเครื่องแก้วkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛ̂ɛo1glassware (household/tableware)2laboratory glasswareเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiนำมาใช้nam-maa-chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákroyal court
In the early Rattanakosin period, various kinds of European goods were imported, such as cloth and glassware, to be used in the royal court.
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Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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