อุรา
ù-raaMeanings
1NounC1
chest; bosom (poetic)
the chest or breast; the bosom (poetic or literary).
Examples
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)กอดgɔ̀ɔtกอดgɔ̀ɔt[to] hug; embraceลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔi1baby; little child2young offspringแนบnɛ̂ɛpแนบnɛ̂ɛp1[to] attach; enclose2[to] press close; hold closeอุราù-raaอุราù-raa1chest; bosom (poetic)2heart (figurative, poetic)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความรักkwaam-rákความรักkwaam-rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationship
She held her baby close to her bosom with love.
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The brave soldier puffed out his chest to take a bullet for his commander.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiขุนแผนkǔn-pɛ̌ɛnมีรอยmii-rɔɔiสักยันต์sàk-yanอยู่yùuเต็มdtemแผ่นpɛ̀nอุราù-raa
In the literary epic, Khun Phaen had sacred tattoos covering his chest.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛในnaiการรบgaan-rópอัศวินàt-sà-winทุบtúpอุราù-raaของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonด้วยdûuaiความkwaamเจ็บแค้นjèp-kɛ́ɛn
Upon being defeated in battle, the knight beat his own breast in anguish.
2NounC1
heart (figurative, poetic)
one’s heart; the seat of emotions or feelings (in poetic or literary language).
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข่าวดีkàao-diiข่าวดีkàao-diigood newsความยินดีkwaam-yin-diiความยินดีkwaam-yin-diipleasure; joy; delight; gladnessก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเปี่ยมล้นbpìiam-lónเปี่ยมล้นbpìiam-lón[to] be full of; [to] overflow withในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อุราù-raaอุราù-raa1chest; bosom (poetic)2heart (figurative, poetic)
Upon hearing the good news, joy filled my heart.
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คำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatปลอบประโลมbplɔ̀ɔp-bprà-loomอุราù-raaที่tîiแตกสลายdtɛ̀ɛk-sà-lǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəได้dâai
His gentle words could soothe her broken heart.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผันผ่านpǎn-pàanแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาพความทรงจำpâap-kwaam-song-jamครั้งkrángนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongสถิตsà-tìtแนบแน่นnɛ̂ɛp-nɛ̂nในnaiอุราù-raaมิรู้ลืมmí-rúu-lʉʉm
Though time passes, the image of that memory remains firmly fixed in my heart, never to be forgotten.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความปวดร้าวkwaam-bpùuat-ráaoในnaiอุราù-raaของkɔ̌ɔngวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútผู้pûuสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างtúk-sìng-túk-yàangได้dâaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
The poem profoundly describes the anguish in the heart of a hero who lost everything.
Tones
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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
ù
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 1
+
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 2
อุราù-raaอุราù-raachest; bosom (poetic)chest; bosom (poetic)Word