เวฬุ
wee-lúMeaning
1NounC1
bamboo
bamboo (typically used in literary, poetic, or religious contexts)
Examples
พระอารามprá-aa-raamพระอารามprá-aa-raamBuddhist temple; monastery (formal)แห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)มีชื่อว่าmii-chʉ̂ʉ-wâaมีชื่อว่าmii-chʉ̂ʉ-wâa[to] be named; [to] be calledวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessเวฬุwee-lúเวฬุwee-lúbambooวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เวฬุwee-lúเวฬุwee-lúbambooแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)
This temple is named Wat Veluwan, where the word 'velu' means bamboo.
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กวีพรรณนาgà-wii-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngกอgɔɔเวฬุwee-lúที่tîiลู่lûuไปตามbpai-dtaamสายลมsǎai-lomในnaiยามเย็นyaam-yen
The poet described the beauty of the bamboo clumps swaying in the evening breeze.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákปรากฏbpraa-gòtการใช้คำgaan-chái-kamว่าwâaเวฬุwee-lúเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngต้นdtônไผ่pàiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenการสะท้อนgaan-sà-tɔ́ɔnอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngภาษาบาลีpaa-sǎa-baa-lii
In Thai literature, the word 'velu' frequently appears to represent bamboo, which reflects the influence of the Pali language.
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtโปรดเกล้าฯbpròht glâoให้hâiสร้างsâangพระวิหารprá wí-hăanขึ้นkêunท่ามกลางtâam glaangป่าbpàaเวฬุway-lúเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenสัปปายะsàp-bpaa-yáสถานsà-tăanแด่dàeพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏng
The king graciously ordered the construction of a sanctuary amidst the bamboo forest to serve as a suitable and peaceful place for the monks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เวฬุ said เว-ลุ?
wee-lú
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
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 | — | — |