วิลาส
wí-lâatMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
beautiful; charming (literary)
Beautiful in a radiant or charming way; used mainly in literary language.
Examples
หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyวิลาสwí-lâatวิลาสwí-lâatbeautiful; charming (literary)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yíma smile; smiling expressionอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoon1gentle; kind (manner)2tender; delicate (treatment/handling)
The young woman in the tale has a charmingly beautiful face and a gentle smile.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงอรุณsɛ̌ɛng-à-runส่องsɔ̀ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngยอดyɔ̂ɔtปราสาทbpraa-sàatตัวdtuuaปราสาทbpraa-sàatก็gɔ̂ดูduuงามngaamวิลาสwí-lâatราวกับraao-gàpอยู่ในyùu-naiเทพนิยายtêep-ní-yaai
When the dawn light touches its spires, the castle looks radiantly beautiful, as though it belongs in a fairy tale.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàพรากprâakความเยาว์วัยkwaam-yao-waiไปbpaiรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangก็gɔ̂ยังyangงามngaamวิลาสwí-lâatมิmíคลายklaai
Though time has taken away her youth, her smile remains as enchanting as ever.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaบุปผาbùp-pǎaที่งามtîi-ngaamวิลาสwí-lâatกลางglaangแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเปรียบbprìiapความงามkwaam-ngaamอันanเปราะบางbprɔ̀-baangนั้นnánกับgàpชีวิตchii-wítมนุษย์má-nút
The poet describes blossoms of enchanting beauty in the moonlight before comparing that fragile beauty to human life.
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 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 | — | — |