อสนี
à-sà-niiMeaning
1NounC1
lightning; thunderbolt
lightning or a thunderbolt, often used in a poetic or formal context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensสว่างวาบsà-wàang wâapสว่างวาบsà-wàang wâap[to] flash brightlyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooแสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beamแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)อสนีà-sà-neeอสนีà-sà-neelightning; thunderboltเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáintermittently; off and on; from time to time
On the stormy night, the sky flashed intermittently with the light of lightning.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngอสนีà-sà-niiบาตbàatว่าwâaเป็นbpenอาวุธaa-wútของkɔ̌ɔngพระอินทร์prá-in
Thai literature often describes the thunderbolt as the weapon of the god Indra.
เสียงsǐiangกัมปนาทgam-bpà-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngอสนีà-sà-niiที่tîiฟาดfâatลงมาlong-maaกลางglaangทุ่งtûngโล่งlôongนั้นnánน่าสะพรึงกลัวnâa-sà-prʉng-gluuaยิ่งนักyîng-nák
The roaring sound of the thunderbolt striking down in the middle of the open field was truly terrifying.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiที่tîiถูกtùukอสนีà-sà-niiฟาดfâatจนjonหักโค่นhàk-kôonลงมาlong-maaเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngความไม่เที่ยงแท้kwaam-mâi-tîiang-tɛ́ɛ
The poem described the image of a pagoda's spire, struck by a thunderbolt until it broke and fell, as a symbol of impermanence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อสนี said อะ-สะ-นี?
à-sà-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |