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weeMeanings
1VerbC2
to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)
An old or literary verb meaning to fear or be afraid of; found in classical or poetic Thai.
Examples
นักรบnák rópนักรบnák róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กล้าหาญglâa hăanกล้าหาญglâa hăanbrave; courageousย่อมyômย่อมyômnaturally; as expectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เวwayเวway1to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)2to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)ภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaidanger; peril; hazard; menaceใดๆdai daiใดๆdai dai1any; whatsoever2anything; whatever thing(s) (formal/literary)3at all; whatsoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poomสมรภูมิsà-mŏ-rá-poom1battlefield; theater of war2arena of intense competition (figurative)
A brave warrior does not fear any danger on the battlefield.
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บัณฑิตban-dìtย่อมyɔ̂mไม่mâiเวweeคำครหาkam-kɔɔ-rá-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngปวงชนbpuuang-chonแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวweeความบกพร่องkwaam-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngในnaiคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
A wise person does not fear the criticism of the masses, but rather fears the flaws in their own morality.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganมิได้mí-dâaiนึกnʉ́kเวweeพระรามprá-raamเลยləəiแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
In that literary work, Ravana did not fear Rama in the slightest.
แม้mɛ́ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญpà-chəənมหันตภัยmá-hǎn-dtà-paiเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaเหล่าlàoผู้กล้าpûu-glâaก็gɔ̂มิได้mí-dâaiมีใจmii-jaiนึกnʉ́kเวweeเลยləəiแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
Even when facing a great disaster ahead, the heroes did not have a fearful thought in their hearts in the slightest.
2VerbC2
to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)
An old or literary verb meaning to wrap around or swathe; used in classical texts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)ช่างฟ้อนchâng-fɔ́ɔnช่างฟ้อนchâng-fɔ́ɔntraditional Thai dancer (fon)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผ้าสไบpâa-sà-baiผ้าสไบpâa-sà-baiThai shoulder cloth; sashยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเวweeเวwee1to fear; be afraid (poetic/lit.)2to wrap; swathe (poetic/lit.)รอบกายrɔ̂ɔp-gaaiรอบกายrɔ̂ɔp-gaaiaround oneselfอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaamอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaambeautifully; magnificently
In old literature, it mentions dancers who beautifully wrapped a long sabai cloth around their bodies.
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นางรำnaang ramผู้ชำนาญpôo cham-naanเวwayผ้าตาดทองpâa dtàat tongรอบเอวrôp eoเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnส่วนโค้งเว้าsùuan kóhng wáoอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákของkŏngนาฏศิลป์ไทยnâa-dtà-sĭn tai
The expert dancer swathed a golden brocade cloth around her waist, revealing the distinctive curves of Thai classical dance.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบทbòtนั้นnánพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanที่tîiเวweeพันรอบpan-rɔ̂ɔpต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
That poem describes vines coiling and wrapping around a large tree in the deep forest.
พระฤๅษีprá-rʉʉ-sǐiใช้cháiหนังเสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉaเวweeกายgaaiเป็นbpenอาภรณ์aa-pɔɔnสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítอันanสมถะsà-má-tàและlɛ́กลมกลืนglom-glʉʉnกับgàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
The hermit used a tiger skin to swathe his body as clothing, reflecting a simple and harmonious life with nature.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
wee
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 | — | — |