อาดูร
aa-duunMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
grief-stricken; woeful (literary)
Deeply sorrowful, forlorn, or anguished; chiefly literary.
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuan1[to] lament; wail; bewail2[to] complain mournfullyอาดูรaa-duunอาดูรaa-duungrief-stricken; woeful (literary)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔn1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative of3santol (Southern Thai)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]โถงtǒongโถงtǒong1hall; lobby; large open room2spacious; lofty (of a room/area)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessยามค่ำyaam-kâmยามค่ำyaam-kâmnighttime; evening
The heroine's plaintive, sorrowful cries echoed in the temple hall at night.
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จดหมายjòt-mǎaiลาจากlaa-jàakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoใช้cháiถ้อยคำอาดูรtɔ̂ɔi-kam-aa-duunจนjonผู้อ่านpûu-àanสะท้อนใจsà-tɔ́ɔn-jai
His farewell letter used mournful language that moved the reader.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiพรรณนาชะตากรรมpan-ná-naa-chá-dtaa-gamอันanอาดูรaa-duunของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaผู้pûuสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaบ้านbâanและlɛ́คนรักkon-rák
The poem describes the tragic, sorrowful fate of an old woman who lost her home and her loved one.
ภาพถ่ายขาวดำpâap-tàai-kǎao-damถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอันanอาดูรaa-duunของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangหลังlǎngสงครามsǒng-kraamได้dâaiอย่างyàangจับใจjàp-jai
The black-and-white photographs poignantly convey the profoundly sorrowful atmosphere of the city after the war.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |