อุทยาน

ùt-tá-yaan

Meanings

1NounB1

park

a park or landscaped garden; often used in official names of parks

Examples

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2NounB1

national park (short for อุทยานแห่งชาติอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatnational park)

A national park, in shortened references to อุทยานแห่งชาติอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatnational park.

Examples

ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan-hɛ̀ng-châatnational parkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sectorดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyแนะนำnɛ́-namแนะนำnɛ́-nam1[to] recommend2[to] introduce [sb]3[to] advise; give guidance4[to] brief; orientเส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàaเส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàahiking trail; nature trail
Last year I went to a national park managed by the government, where staff guided the hiking trails.
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Tones

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

Why is อุทยาน said อุด-ทะ-ยาน?

ùt-tá-yaan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

ùt

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——