ไพรวัน
prai-wanMeaning
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forest; jungle
a forest or jungle, often used in a literary or formal context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughไพรวันprai-wanไพรวันprai-wanforest; jungleอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang-yàivast; extensiveเพียงลำพังpiiang-lam-pangเพียงลำพังpiiang-lam-pang1alone; by oneself2without help; unaided
In this novel, the main character has to travel through a vast jungle all alone.
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เสียงนกsǐiang-nókและlɛ́แมลงmá-lɛɛngดังdangระงมrá-ngomไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไพรวันprai-wanยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn
The sounds of birds and insects echoed throughout the forest at night.
คณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungในnaiการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangฝ่าดงfàa-dongพงไพรpong-praiวันที่wan-tîiยังyangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีใครmii-kraiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
The expedition team had to be extremely cautious while navigating through the uncharted jungle.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janที่tîiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaยังyangผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaไพรวันprai-wanอย่างน่าอัศจรรย์yàang-nâa-àt-sà-jan
The poem describes the marvelous beauty of the moonlight shining down upon the vast forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
prai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไพรวันprai-wanไพรวันprai-wanforest; jungleforest; jungleWord