อริ

à-rì

Meanings

1NounB1

enemy; foe; adversary

a person or party hostile to you; an adversary (formal/literary). Often used in the phrase เป็นอริ (กับกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)) ‘to be at odds/enemies (with)’.

Examples

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2NounC2

‘Ari’ (6th house) in Thai astrology

the sixth house (อริอริà-rì1enemy; foe; adversary2‘Ari’ (6th house) in Thai astrology) in Thai astrology, associated with enemies, obstacles, illness, and debts.

Examples

หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodดาวบาปเคราะห์daao-bàap-krɔ́ดาวบาปเคราะห์daao-bàap-krɔ́malefic planet (Thai astrology)โคจรkoo-jɔɔnโคจรkoo-jɔɔn1[to] orbit; revolve2[to] travel; move about (formal)เข้าภพอริkâo-póp-à-rìเข้าภพอริkâo-póp-à-rì[to] enter the Ari house (Thai astrology)อาจจะàat-jàอาจจะàat-jàmaybe; perhaps; mightมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎa[to] have a problem; there is a problemเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkobstacle; barrier; hindranceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioning
The fortune teller said that a malefic planet is currently transiting the Ari house (6th house), so there might be health problems or obstacles at work.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is อริ said อะ-หริ?

à-rì

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——