อรัญ
à-ranMeaning
1NounC1
forest; wilderness
a forest or wilderness, often used in a literary or formal context
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossฟืนfʉʉnฟืนfʉʉnfirewoodต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินทางเข้าdəən-taang-kâoเดินทางเข้าdəən-taang-kâo[to] arrive; [to] enterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedอรัญà-ranอรัญà-ranforest; wildernessทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
In the folktale, the woodcutter had to travel into the forest every day.
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คณะสำรวจká-ná săm-rùuatได้dâiค้นพบkón pópซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangของkŏngเมืองโบราณmeuuang boh-raanที่ซ่อนตัวtêe sôn dtuuaอยู่yòoกลางglaangพงไพรpong praiอรัญà-ran
The expedition team discovered the ruins of an ancient city hidden in the middle of the wilderness.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngดงdongอรัญà-ranยามyaamรัตติกาลrát-dtì-gaanที่tîiทั้งtángงดงามngót-ngaamและlɛ́แฝงfɛ̌ɛngไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiความkwaamลี้ลับlíi-láp
The poet described the image of the forest at night, which was both beautiful and veiled in mystery.
จิตใจjìt-jaiที่tîiสงบsà-ngòpเปรียบbprìiapได้dâaiกับgàpความนิ่งkwaam-nîngสงัดsà-ngàtของkɔ̌ɔngอรัญà-ranยามyaamรุ่งสางrûng-sǎang
A calm mind can be compared to the deep tranquility of the wilderness at dawn.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อรัญ said อะ-รัน?
à-ran
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |