องคุลี
ong-kú-liiMeaning
1NounC1
finger (literary)
A finger of the hand; a word used chiefly in literary or poetic language.
Examples
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissองคุลีong-kú-liiองคุลีong-kú-liifinger (literary)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)แตะdtɛ̀แตะdtɛ̀1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level)ริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàaklip; lipsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaanส่งสัญญาณsòng-sǎn-yaan[to] signal; [to] send a signalให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop responding
She raised a finger to her lips and signaled for him to be quiet.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเสียงsǐiangพิณpinแว่วมาwɛ̂ɛo-maaนางnaangก็gɔ̂หยุดyùtร้อยมาลัยrɔ́ɔi-maa-laiและlɛ́ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiสายsǎaiด้ายdâaiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanหลุดlùtจากjàakองคุลีong-kú-lii
When the faint sound of a lute reached her, she stopped threading the garland and let the thread slip from her fingers.
เพียงpiiangองคุลีong-kú-liiของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangแตะdtɛ̀สายพิณsǎai-pinเสียงsǐiangแผ่วหวานpɛ̀ɛo-wǎanก็gɔ̂พลันplanปลุกความทรงจำbplùk-kwaam-song-jamที่tîiเขาkǎoฝังfǎngไว้wáiในnaiส่วนลึกsùuan-lʉ́kของkɔ̌ɔngใจjai
The moment her finger touched the lute string, its soft, sweet sound stirred memories he had buried deep in his heart.
นางnaangกรีดgrìitองคุลีong-kú-liiตามdtaamจังหวะjang-wàรำramอย่างyàangอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangที่tîiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamมิอาจmí-àatเอื้อนเอ่ยʉ̂ʉan-yèe
She gracefully unfurled her fingers in time with the dance, as though telling a story that words could not express.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |