วิฬาร์
wí-laaMeaning
1NounC2
cat (literary)
A literary or poetic word for a cat.
Examples
ยามค่ำyaam-kâmยามค่ำyaam-kâmnighttime; eveningวิฬาร์wí-laaวิฬาร์wí-laacat (literary)สีดำsǐi-damสีดำsǐi-dam1black (color)2blackย่องyɔ̂ɔngย่องyɔ̂ɔng[to] sneak; [to] tiptoe quietlyผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเงียบเชียบngîiap-chîiapเงียบเชียบngîiap-chîiap1very quiet; deathly silent (often implying deserted)2silently; without a soundก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)หายลับhǎai-lápหายลับhǎai-láp[to] disappear from sight; [to] vanish from viewไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เงาไม้ngao-máaiเงาไม้ngao-máaishade of a tree
At night, a black cat crept silently through the garden before disappearing into the shadows of the trees.
3 more examplesShow less
วิฬาร์wí-laaตัวน้อยdtuua nóiขดกายkòt gaaiอยู่yòoบนbonตักdtàkหญิงชราyĭng chá-raaราวกับraao gàpความหนาวkwaam năaoเหน็บnèpภายนอกpaai nôkมิmíอาaaจกjòkร้ำrámกรายgraaiถึงtĕungมันman
The little cat lay curled in the old woman's lap, as though the bitter cold outside could not reach it.
เมื่อmêuuaแสงจันทร์săaeng janทอดtôtลงบนlong bonชานchaanเรือนreuuanวิฬาร์wí-laaก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-เยื้องย่างyéuuang yâangออกจากòk jàakเงาngaoมืดmêuutดวงตาduuang dtaaวาวwaaoราวraaoอัญมณีan-yá-má-nee
As moonlight fell across the veranda, a cat slowly stepped out of the shadows, its eyes gleaming like jewels.
เพียงpiiangเจ้าjâaoวิฬาร์wí-laaเข้ามาkâo-maaคลอเคลียklɔɔ-kliiaความว้าเหว่kwaam-wáa-wèeที่tîiเกาะกินใจgɔ̀-gin-jaiข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoก็gɔ̂พลันplanคลายklaaiราวกับraao-gàpมีmiiใครสักคนkrai-sàk-konรับฟังráp-fangถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiมิอาจmí-àatเอื้อนเอ่ยʉ̂ʉan-yèe
The cat had only to come and nuzzle me for the loneliness gnawing at my heart to ease, as though someone had heard the words I could not utter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิฬาร์ said วิ-ลา?
wí-laa
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 | — | — |