เนตร
nêetMeaning
1NounB2
eye (formal)
eye; a formal or literary word for eye.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ng[to] describe; depict [sth] in detailดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsเนตรnêetเนตรnêeteye (formal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเปล่งประกายbplèeng-bprà-gaaiเปล่งประกายbplèeng-bprà-gaai1[to] shine; sparkle; gleam2[to] radiate brilliance; stand outเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodies
In the poem, he described the young woman's eyes as sparkling like stars.
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เพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛสบsòpเนตรnêetกันganครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák
Just from meeting her eyes for the first time, he felt like he was falling in love.
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpใช้cháiภาพpâapโคลสอัพklôht-ápที่têeดวงduuangเนตรnâytของkŏngนักแสดงnák sà-daengเพื่อpêuuaสื่อถึงsùue tĕungความเจ็บปวดkwaam jèp bpùuatภายในใจpaai nai jaiโดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngใช้cháiคำพูดkam pôot
The director used a close-up shot of the actor's eyes to convey internal pain without using words.
นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiมักmákถูกtùukบรรยายban-yaaiว่าwâaมีmiiดวงduuangเนตรnêetงดงามngót-ngaamราวกับraao-gàpตาdtaaกวางgwaang
Female protagonists in classic literature are often described as having beautiful eyes like those of a deer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เนตร said เนด?
nêet
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |