วีร
weenMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
heroic; valorous (bound form)
heroic; valorous; showing great courage. Used almost only as a bound morpheme in formal/literary compounds (e.g., วีรบุรุษวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rúthero (male); brave man of great merit ‘hero’).
Examples
เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâostory; narrative; accountกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)วีรกรรมwii-rá-gamวีรกรรมwii-rá-gamheroic deed; act of braveryของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveไฟป่าfai-bpàaไฟป่าfai-bpàawildfire; bushfire; forest fire
The tale recounts the heroic deeds of villagers who banded together to fight the forest fire.
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แม้máeไม่ใช่mâi châiวีรบุรุษwee-rá-bù-rùtในnaiตำนานdtam naanแต่dtàeความกล้าหาญkwaam glâa hăanของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwวีรยิ่งwee yîngนักnákในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaชุมชนchum-chon
Though not a legendary hero, his courage was truly valorous in the eyes of the community.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiเชิดชูchə̂ət-chuuวีรจิตwii-rá-jìtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉangแม้mɛ́ɛยามyaamที่tîiความหวาดหวั่นkwaam-wàat-wànปกคลุมbpòk-klumผู้คนpûu-konทั้งtángแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The poem extols the heroic spirit of those who defend the nation, even when fear shrouds the land.
สารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeตีความdtee kwaamเหตุการณ์hèt gaanผ่านpàanกรอบgròpคิดkítวีรสตรีwee-rá sà-dtreeวางwaangน้ำหนักnám nàkที่têeความเสียสละkwaam sĭia sà-làอันanวีรweenและláeศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sĕeความเป็นมนุษย์kwaam bpen má-nút
The documentary interprets events through the lens of heroines, emphasizing valorous sacrifice and human dignity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วีร said วี-ระ?
ween
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |