วิฬาร
wí-laanMeaning
1NounC1
cat
a cat (used in formal, elegant, or literary contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedๆ-บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)กวีgà-weeกวีgà-weepoetมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)วิฬารwí-laanวิฬารwí-laancatแทนtaenแทนtaen1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)แมวmaeoแมวmaeocat
In some old Thai literary works, poets often use the word 'wilan' instead of the word 'cat'.
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ตำราdtam-raaพรหมpromชาติchâatกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkɔ̌ɔngวิฬารwí-laanที่tîiเป็นbpenมงคลmong-konและlɛ́อัปมงคลàp-bpà-mong-konไว้wáiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The Phrommachat treatise describes the characteristics of auspicious and inauspicious cats in great detail.
จิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngในnaiพระอุโบสถprá-ù-boo-sòtมีmiiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngวิฬารwí-laanซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaอยู่yùuหลังlǎngพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngอารมณ์ขันaa-rom-kǎnของkɔ̌ɔngช่างchâangวาดภาพwâat-pâap
The mural painting in the ordination hall features a cat hiding behind a bush, which demonstrates the painter's sense of humor.
ในnaiพระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษกprá-râat-chá-pí-tee bò-rom-má-raa-chaa-pí-sèkจะมีjà meeการgaanเชิญchernวิฬารwí-laanและláeไก่gàiขาวkăaoเข้าร่วมkâo rûuamในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeเฉลิมchà-lĕrmพระราชมณเฑียรprá-râat-chá-mon-tianด้วยdûuayเสมอsà-mĕr
In the royal coronation ceremony, a cat and a white rooster are always respectfully brought to participate in the Assumption of the Royal Residence ceremony.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิฬาร said วิ-ลาน?
wí-laan
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 | — | — |