อัจฉรา
àt-chà-raaMeanings
1NounC2
celestial nymph; heavenly maiden (literary)
A female celestial being or heavenly nymph, especially an apsara; used in literary language.
Examples
ภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gamภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gampainting; painted imageบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)วิหารwí-hǎanวิหารwí-hǎanviharn (Buddhist image hall)แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesอัจฉราàt-chà-raaอัจฉราàt-chà-raa1celestial nymph; heavenly maiden (literary)2finger (literary)3instant; very brief moment (literary)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesร่ายรำrâai-ramร่ายรำrâai-ram[to] perform a traditional/graceful danceอยู่บนสวรรค์yùu-bon-sà-wǎnอยู่บนสวรรค์yùu-bon-sà-wǎn1[to] be in heaven (deceased)2[to] be in a state of bliss
The mural on the temple wall depicts celestial nymphs dancing in heaven.
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กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaเหล่าlàoอัจฉราàt-chà-raaที่tîiโปรยbprooiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiจากjàakสวรรค์sà-wǎnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉลิมฉลองชัยชนะchà-lə̌əm-chà-lɔ̌ɔng-chai-chá-náของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าเทพlào-têep
The poet describes celestial nymphs scattering flowers from heaven to celebrate the gods' victory.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangหมู่เมฆmùu-mêekสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngอัจฉราàt-chà-raaนางnaangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเหาะhɔ̀ลงlongมาพร้อมmaa-prɔ́ɔmเสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiทิพย์típอันanแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-bao
Amid golden clouds, a heavenly nymph descended to the soft strains of celestial music.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพิณpinทิพย์típบรรเลงban-leengเหล่าlàoอัจฉราàt-chà-raaก็gɔ̂เยื้องกรายyʉ́ʉang-graaiร่ายรำrâai-ramประหนึ่งว่าbprà-nʉ̀ng-wâaทั้งtángเทวโลกtee-wá-lôokกำลังgam-langเคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiไปตามbpai-dtaamจังหวะjang-wàแห่งhɛ̀ngบทเพลงbòt-pleeng
As the celestial harp played, the heavenly nymphs danced with graceful steps, as though the entire realm of the gods were moving to the rhythm of the song.
2NounC2
finger (literary)
A literary word for a finger of the hand.
Examples
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderปลายbplaaiปลายbplaai1end; tip2the latter part; the end (time)อัจฉราàt-chà-raaอัจฉราàt-chà-raa1celestial nymph; heavenly maiden (literary)2finger (literary)3instant; very brief moment (literary)แตะdtɛ̀แตะdtɛ̀1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level)กลีบดอกไม้glìip-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiกลีบดอกไม้glìip-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower petalอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baosoft; faint (sound/light/touch)ราวกับraao-gàpราวกับraao-gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toเกรงว่าgreeng-wâaเกรงว่าgreeng-wâaI'm afraid that; I fear thatมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)บอบช้ำbɔ̀ɔp-chámบอบช้ำbɔ̀ɔp-chám1bruised; battered; sore; traumatized2[to] be bruised; be battered; feel sore (physically or emotionally)
She touched the flower petal gently with her fingertip, as though afraid of bruising it.
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ปลายbplaaiอัจฉราàt-chà-raaเรียวriiaoงามngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangพลิ้วplíuไปbpaiบนbonสายพิณsǎai-pinส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangหวานwǎanกังวานgang-waanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaห้องhɔ̂ng
Her slender fingertips danced over the harp strings, filling the room with sweet, resonant music.
นางnaangประคองbprà-kɔɔngจดหมายjòt-mǎaiไว้wáiด้วยdûuaiอัจฉราàt-chà-raaอันanสั่นเทาsàn-taoมิกล้าmí-glâaแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàคลี่ออกklîi-ɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอ่านàanถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔ
She held the letter with trembling fingers, not daring even to unfold it and read the words she had long awaited.
เพียงpiiangปลายbplaaiอัจฉราàt-chà-raaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangแตะต้องdtɛ̀-dtɔ̂ngมือmʉʉเขาkǎoความkwaamอัดอั้นàt-ânที่tîiเก็บงำgèp-ngamมานานmaa-naanก็gɔ̂คล้ายkláaiจะjàคลายklaaiลงlongโดยdooiมิmíพักpákต้องdtɔ̂ngเอื้อนเอ่ยʉ̂ʉan-yèeถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamใดdai
At the mere touch of her fingertips upon his hand, his long-suppressed anguish seemed to ease, without a single word needing to be spoken.
3NounC2
instant; very brief moment (literary)
A very short period of time, like the time it takes to blink; used in literary language.
Examples
เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1bad; poor (quality)2evil; wicked3for; throughout (a specified period)4classifier for periods of timeอัจฉราàt-chà-raaอัจฉราàt-chà-raa1celestial nymph; heavenly maiden (literary)2finger (literary)3instant; very brief moment (literary)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลายทางbplaai-taangปลายทางbplaai-taang1destination; end point2destination side; recipient (technical/logistics)3ultimate outcome/goal (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวูบwûupวูบwûup1[to] faint; black out briefly2blackout; fainting spell3[to] dip suddenly; drop briefly (e.g., power/pressure/feeling)4[to] flicker; flash briefly; come in a flashดับลงdàp-longดับลงdàp-long1[to] go out; [to] die down2[to] fade away; [to] diminishจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngeverything; all thingsตกอยู่dtòk-yùuตกอยู่dtòk-yùu1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt1darkness2figurative darkness
In a mere instant, the light at the end of the path went out, plunging everything into darkness.
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เงาngaoร่างrâangที่tîiเคยkəəiปรากฏbpraa-gòtอยู่yùuตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaกลับglàpเลือนหายไปlʉʉan-hǎai-bpaiในnaiชั่วchûuaอัจฉราàt-chà-raaทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiเพียงpiiangความเงียบงันkwaam-ngîiap-ngan
The figure that had stood before him vanished in an instant, leaving only silence behind.
ความรุ่งเรืองkwaam-rûng-rʉʉangที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaหลายlǎaiชั่วคนchûua-konอาจàatพังทลายลงpang-tá-laai-longได้dâaiในnaiชั่วchûuaอัจฉราàt-chà-raaหากhàakผู้ครองเมืองpûu-krɔɔng-mʉʉangหลงมัวเมาlǒng-muua-maoในnaiอำนาจam-nâat
Prosperity built over generations can collapse in an instant if the ruler becomes intoxicated with power.
แม้mɛ́ɛภาพpâapนั้นnánจะjàปรากฏbpraa-gòtเพียงpiiangชั่วchûuaอัจฉราàt-chà-raaแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpประทับbprà-tápแน่นnɛ̂nในnaiห้วงคำนึงhûuang-kam-nʉngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoราวกับraao-gàpจะjàท้าทายtáa-taaiความผันแปรkwaam-pǎn-bprɛɛแห่งhɛ̀ngกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Though the image appeared for only a fleeting instant, it remained firmly etched in his mind, as if defying the changes wrought by time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อัจฉรา said อัจ-ฉะ-รา?
àt-chà-raa
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 syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àt
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 | — | — |