อรุณ
à-runMeaning
1NounA2
dawn; daybreak; first light
the first light of morning; dawn
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetบรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkอรุณà-runอรุณà-rundawn; daybreak; first lightว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamชมพูระเรื่อchom-puu-rá-rʉ̂ʉaชมพูระเรื่อchom-puu-rá-rʉ̂ʉalight pink; rosyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลุกbplùkปลุกbplùk1[to] wake [sb] up2[to] rouse; stir upเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited about
The poet describes dawn as a rosy light that awakens the city.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉลูกlûukว่าwâaอรุณà-runเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngแสงsɛ̌ɛngแรกrɛ̂ɛkที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaamในnaiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
The mother named her child Arun to remember the beautiful first light on the day of birth.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอรุณà-runคลี่คลุมklîi-klumท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเสียงนกsǐiang-nókก็gɔ̂ขานรับkǎan-rápดุจdùtบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônวันใหม่wan-mài
As the rosy dawn spread across the sky, the birds answered as if a poem began a new day.
Dawn has arrived; the sky is starting to brighten.
I wake up at dawn every day to go running.
We took photos at the beach at dawn yesterday.
พอporอรุณà-runแตะขอบdtàe kòpฟ้าfáaเสียงนกsĭiang nókก็gâwเริ่มrêrmร้องróngและláeหมู่บ้านmòo bâanค่อยๆkôi kôiมีชีวิตชีวาmee chee-wít chee-waa
As dawn touched the horizon, birds began to sing and the village slowly came to life.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaอรุณà-runเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatละมุนละไมlá-mun-lá-maiในnaiบทbòtเปิดเรื่องbpə̀ət-rʉ̂ʉang
The writer uses the word 'arun' to create a gentle atmosphere in the opening passage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อรุณ said อะ-รุน?
à-run
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 | — | — |