หิรัญ
hì-ranMeanings
1NounC1
silver
silver (especially used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleพระราชาประทับprá-raa-chaa-bprà-tápพระราชาประทับprá-raa-chaa-bprà-tápthe king resides; the king sitsบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)บัลลังก์ban-langบัลลังก์ban-lang1throne2throne; royal authority (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3[to] wear (as adornment)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooหิรัญhì-ranหิรัญhì-ran1silver2moneyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อัญมณีan-yá-má-niiอัญมณีan-yá-má-nii1gem; gemstone2jewel (figurative)
In the folktale, the king sits on a throne adorned with silver and gems.
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แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamเกิดgə̀ətเป็นประกายbpen-bprà-gaaiสีsǐiหิรัญhì-ranงดงามngót-ngaamตระการตาdtrà-gaan-dtaa
The moonlight shone onto the water's surface, creating a spectacular silver sparkle.
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtทรงพระกรุณาโปรดเกล้าฯsong prá gà-rú-naa bpròht glâoพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanหิรัญhì-ranบัตรbàtเพื่อpêuuaสถาปนาสมณศักดิ์sà-tăa-bpà-naa sà-má-ná-sàk
The King graciously bestowed a silver inscribed plaque to establish the ecclesiastical rank.
ยอดyɔ̂ɔtปราสาทbpraa-sàatสะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngตะวันdtà-wanทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiหิรัญhì-ranเรืองรองrʉʉang-rɔɔngดั่งdàngเมืองสวรรค์mʉʉang-sà-wǎn
The top of the castle reflected the sunlight, casting a glowing silver radiance like a heavenly city.
2NounC1
money
money, especially in literary, poetic, or formal contexts
Examples
แม้นmɛ́ɛnแม้นmɛ́ɛn(literary) if; even if; althoughมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหิรัญhì-ranหิรัญhì-ran1silver2moneyกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsเท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; foldภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่อาจmâi-àatไม่อาจmâi-àat[to be] unable to; cannotซื้อเวลาsʉ́ʉ-wee-laaซื้อเวลาsʉ́ʉ-wee-laa[to] buy time; [to] stallที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaสูญเสียsǔun-sǐia1[to] lose; suffer a loss2[to] be bereaved; lose [sb] to deathไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกลับคืนมาglàp-kʉʉn-maaกลับคืนมาglàp-kʉʉn-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] be restored; be returnedได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Even with a mountain of money, one cannot buy back lost time.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiหิรัญhì-ranมากmâakเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatซื้อsʉ́ʉความสุขkwaam-sùkที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingในnaiชีวิตchii-wítได้dâai
No matter how much money one has, it cannot buy true happiness in life.
ปุถุชนbpù-tù-chonทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiต่างdtàangลุ่มlûmหลงมัวเมาlǒng-muua-maoในnaiการแสวงหาgaan-sà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaหิรัญhì-ranและlɛ́อำนาจวาสนาam-nâat-wâat-sà-nǎa
Ordinary people are intoxicated with the pursuit of money and power.
อันว่าan-wâaหิรัญhì-ranนั้นnánเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangของนอกkɔ̌ɔng-nɔ̂ɔkกายgaaiหากhàakสิ้นsînลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiไปbpaiก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatนำติดตัวnam-dtìt-dtuuaไปbpaiได้dâai
Money is merely an external possession; when one passes away, it cannot be taken along.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |