วิหค
wí-hòkMeaning
1NounC1
bird (poetic)
A bird. This is a poetic or formal word.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morningมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneวิหคwí-hòkวิหคwí-hòkbird (poetic)ร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleeng[to] sing (a song)ไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́melodious; pleasant-sounding
In the morning garden, there is the beautiful sound of birds singing.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngฝูงfǔungวิหคwí-hòkที่tîiโบยบินbooi-binอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaกว้างgwâang
The poem describes a flock of birds soaring freely in the wide sky.
จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gɔɔnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความสง่างามkwaam-sà-ngàa-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngวิหคwí-hòkผ่านpàanปลายbplaaiพู่กันpûu-gan
The artist tried to convey the elegance of the bird through the tip of his brush.
อิสรภาพìt-sà-rà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútเปรียบbprìiapได้dâaiดั่งdàngวิหคwí-hòkที่tîiไร้ráiพันธนาการpan-tá-naa-gaanสามารถsǎa-mâatโบยบินbooi-binไปbpaiได้dâaiทุกแห่งtúk-hɛ̀ngหนhǒn
Human freedom can be compared to an unfettered bird, able to fly anywhere and everywhere.
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 | — | — |