ไมยราพ
mai-yá-râapMeaning
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Maiyarap
Maiyarap, a demon character from the Thai epic Ramakien who rules the underworld
Examples
ไมยราพmai-yá-râapไมยราพmai-yá-râapMaiyarapเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)สำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รามเกียรติ์raam-má-giianรามเกียรติ์raam-má-giian1the Ramakien (Thai epic)2the Ramakien (literary work/series)
Maiyarap is one of the important characters in the Ramakien story.
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ตามdtaamเนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉangไมยราพmai-yá-râapเป็นbpenยักษ์yákที่tîiมีmiiเวทมนตร์wêet-monและlɛ́เป็นbpenผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngเมืองบาดาลmʉʉang-baa-daan
According to the story, Maiyarap is a giant who possesses magic and rules the underworld.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiไมยราพmai-yá-râapเป่าbpàoยาyaaสะกดsà-gòtทัพtápและlɛ́ลักพาตัวlák-paa-dtuuaพระรามprá-raamไปbpaiเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiคนไทยkon-taiรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganดีdii
The episode where Maiyarap blows a sleeping powder to spellbind the army and kidnaps Rama is one of the literary scenes well-known to Thai people.
หนุมานhà-nú-maanต้องdtôngบุกฝ่าbùk fàaด่านdàanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangลงไปlong bpaiถึงtĕungเมืองบาดาลmeuuang baa-daanเพื่อpêuuaสังหารsăng-hăanไมยราพmai-yá-râapและláeช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaพระรามprá raamกลับมาglàp maa
Hanuman had to break through various dangerous obstacles down to the underworld to slay Maiyarap and rescue Rama.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไมยราพ said ไม-ยะ-ราบ?
mai-yá-râap
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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
mai
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 | — | — |