เมรัย
mee-raiMeaning
1NounC1
fermented alcoholic drink (formal)
an alcoholic beverage produced by fermentation without distillation, such as wine or beer; especially used in formal or religious contexts.
Examples
การดื่มgaan-dʉ̀ʉmการดื่มgaan-dʉ̀ʉm1drinking; the act of drinking2alcohol consumptionสุราเมรัยsù-raa-mee-raiสุราเมรัยsù-raa-mee-raialcoholic beverages; liquor (formal/literary)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขับขี่kàp-kìiขับขี่kàp-kìi1[to] drive; operate (vehicle)2driving; operating (as a modifier)ยานพาหนะyaan-paa-hà-nàยานพาหนะyaan-paa-hà-nàvehicle; means of transportationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎai1illegal; unlawful2illegally
Drinking alcoholic beverages and driving a vehicle is against the law.
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ในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaศีลsǐinข้อkɔ̂ɔ๕hâaคือkʉʉการละเว้นgaan-lá-wénจากjàakการดื่มgaan-dʉ̀ʉmสุราเมรัยsù-raa-mee-raiอันanเป็นที่ตั้งbpen-tîi-dtângแห่งhɛ̀ngความประมาทkwaam-bprà-mâat
In Buddhism, the fifth precept is to abstain from consuming alcoholic beverages which are the cause of heedlessness.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanมักmákมีmiiการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngการgaanร่ำrâmเมรัยmee-raiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉลิมฉลองchà-lə̌əm-chà-lɔ̌ɔngหรือrʉ̌ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดับdàpความทุกข์kwaam-túk
In ancient poetry, there are often descriptions of drinking spirits to celebrate or to quell sorrow.
งานngaanเลี้ยงหลวงlíiang-lǔuangในnaiค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnนั้นnánอบอวลòp-uuanไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiเสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiและlɛ́กลิ่นglìnเมรัยmee-raiชั้นเลิศchán-lə̂ətที่tîiถูกtùukรินrinส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔกันganไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎai
The royal banquet that night was filled with the sound of music and the aroma of fine spirits being poured and passed around endlessly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมรัย said เม-ไร?
mee-rai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |