วีชนี
wii-chá-niiMeaning
1NounC2
a fan; ceremonial fan or fly-whisk
a hand fan or fly-whisk, often used as a ceremonial item in royal or religious contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]ภาพเขียนpâap-kǐianภาพเขียนpâap-kǐianpainting; drawingเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛ1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขุนนางkǔn-naangขุนนางkǔn-naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialโบกbòokโบกbòok1[to] wave (hand/flag)2[to] fan; waft3[to] plaster; apply thicklyวีชนีwii-chá-niiวีชนีwii-chá-niia fan; ceremonial fan or fly-whiskให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เจ้าเมืองjâao-mʉʉangเจ้าเมืองjâao-mʉʉanglocal ruler/governor of a mueang (historical)
The museum displays an old painting of a nobleman waving a ceremonial fan for the city's ruler.
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สมเด็จพระสังฆราชsǒm-dèt-prá-sǎng-ká-râatทรงsongถือtʉ̌ʉวีชนีwii-chá-niiที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakใบbaiตาลdtaanอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaamขณะkà-nàประทับbprà-tápบนธรรมาสน์bon-tam-mâat
The Supreme Patriarch held an exquisitely crafted fan made of palm leaves while seated on the sermon throne.
วีชนีwii-chá-niiด้ามdâamนี้níiประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuaiงาช้างngaa-cháangและlɛ́อัญมณีan-yá-má-niiล้ำค่าlám-kâaแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngสถานะsà-tǎa-náอันanสูงsǔungส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔng
This ceremonial fan is adorned with ivory and precious gems, indicating the high status of its owner.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรามเกียรติ์raam-má-giianมักmákมีmiiการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngนางกำนัลnaang-gam-nanที่tîiคอยkɔɔiถวายงานtà-wǎai-ngaanพัดpátด้วยdûuaiวีชนีwii-chá-niiแด่dɛ̀ɛพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtและlɛ́พระราชินีprá-raa-chí-nii
In the Ramakien epic, there are often descriptions of court ladies attending to the king and queen by fanning them with ceremonial fans (vichani).
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วีชนี said วี-ชะ-นี?
wii-chá-nii
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |