วิสมัย
wí-sà-mǎiMeaning
1NounC2
astonishment; wonder (literary)
A feeling of great surprise or amazement; used chiefly in literary language.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîng1[to] stand still; remain motionless (standing)2[to] stand in silence (as a mark of respect/mourning)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentวิสมัยwí-sà-mǎiวิสมัยwí-sà-mǎiastonishment; wonder (literary)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พบว่าpóp-wâaพบว่าpóp-wâa[to] find (that); discover (that)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)แห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛng1arid; very dry2aridity; drynessกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)เต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
He stood motionless in amazement when he discovered that the once-barren garden was now full of blooming flowers.
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นางnaangทอดสายตาtɔ̂ɔt-sǎai-dtaaไปยังbpai-yangนครná-kɔɔnที่tîiลอยlɔɔiอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaเมฆmêekด้วยdûuaiความkwaamวิสมัยwí-sà-mǎiราวกับraao-gàpโลกlôokทั้งtángใบbaiได้dâaiละทิ้งlá-tíngกฎเกณฑ์gòt-geenที่tîiนางnaangเคยkəəiรู้จักrúu-jàk
She gazed in wonder at the city floating above the clouds, as though the whole world had abandoned the rules she had once known.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaช่างchâangเผยโฉมpə̌əi-chǒomรูปสลักrûup-sà-làkจากjàakหินhǐnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnหยาบyàapเหล่าlàoผู้ชมpûu-chomก็gɔ̂อุทานù-taanด้วยdûuaiความkwaamวิสมัยwí-sà-mǎiราวกับraao-gàpเห็นhěnชีวิตchii-wítผุดขึ้นpùt-kʉ̂nจากjàakสิ่งsìngไร้ชีวิตrái-chii-wít
When the sculptor unveiled the figure carved from rough stone, the onlookers exclaimed in amazement, as though witnessing life emerge from something lifeless.
ครั้นkránหมอกmòkคลี่คลายklêe klaaiยอดyôtปราสาทbpraa-sàatสีทองsĕe tongก็gâwปรากฏbpraa-gòtเหนือnĕuuaผืนน้ำpĕun náamยังyangความkwaamวิสมัยwít-sà-măiแก่gàeผู้เดินทางpôo dern-taangจนjonคำกล่าวkam glàaoใดdaiๆ-ดูdooจะjàเล็กน้อยlék nóiเกินกว่าgern gwàaจะjàบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapเบื้องหน้าbêuuang nâa
As the mist lifted, the golden spires of a palace appeared above the water, filling the travelers with such wonder that any words seemed inadequate to describe the sight before them.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิสมัย said วิ-สะ-ไหม?
wí-sà-mǎi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |