อโนทัย
à-noo-taiMeaning
1NounC1
rising sun; dawn
the rising sun, dawn, or early morning (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛnglightอโนทัยà-noo-taiอโนทัยà-noo-tairising sun; dawnสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔng[to] cast/beam light on; illuminateนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔiนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔismall bird; little birdก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-gin1[of animals] go out to forage2[of people] go out to earn a living
When the light of the rising sun shines, the little birds start foraging.
3 more examplesShow less
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápเริ่มrə̂əmเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanขบวนkà-buuanออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakค่ายkâaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยามyaamอโนทัยà-noo-taiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamรับrápศึกsʉ̀k
The army began marching out of the camp since dawn to prepare for battle.
แสงเรืองรองsɛ̌ɛng-rʉʉang-rɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngอโนทัยà-noo-taiที่tîiขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáaทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngขับไล่kàp-lâiความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mítของkɔ̌ɔngยามราตรีyaam-raa-dtriiไปbpaiจนหมดสิ้นjon-mòt-sîn
The glowing light of the early morning sun at the horizon casts a golden sparkle, driving away all the darkness of the night.
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเริ่มrə̂əmออกบิณฑบาตɔ̀ɔk-bin-tá-bàatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงsɛ̌ɛngอโนทัยà-noo-taiเรืองรองrʉʉang-rɔɔngขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-dii
The monks begin their alms round when the light of the dawn glows above the pagoda's spire.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อโนทัย said อะ-โน-ไท?
à-noo-tai
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 | — | — |