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kɛ̌ɛMeaning
1NounC1
moon
moon (typically used in poetry and literature)
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)บุหลันbù-lǎnบุหลันbù-lǎnmoon (poetic)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แขkɛ̌ɛแขkɛ̌ɛmoonในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)มีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsดวงจันทร์duuang-janดวงจันทร์duuang-janthe Moon
The words 'Bulan' and 'Khae' in Thai mean the moon.
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กวีgà-wiiในอดีตnai-à-dìitมักmákแต่งกลอนdtɛ̀ng-glɔɔnชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngแขkɛ̌ɛในnaiคืนวันเพ็ญkʉʉn-wan-pen
Poets in the past often wrote poems praising the beauty of the moon on a full moon night.
ยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnที่tîiไร้ráiเมฆหมอกmêek-mɔ̀ɔkแขkɛ̌ɛจะjàทอแสงtɔɔ-sɛ̌ɛngนวลตาnuuan-dtaaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่งดงามtîi-ngót-ngaamและlɛ́เงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòp
On a cloudless night, the moon will shed a soft light, creating a beautiful and tranquil atmosphere.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapเหงาngǎoของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnมักจะmák-jàเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongกับgàpการgaanรำพึงรำพันram-pʉng-ram-panถึงtʉ̌ngแขkɛ̌ɛที่tîiลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènอยู่yùuกลางเวหาglaang-wee-hǎa
In Thai literature, the depiction of a character's loneliness is often linked to lamenting to the moon floating prominently in the sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kɛ̌ɛ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |