ไวโอเลต
wai-oo-lêetMeanings
1NounA2
violet (color)
A purplish color at the end of the visible spectrum; violet.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)ไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêetไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêet1violet (color)2violet (flower, esp. genus Viola)
This is the color violet.
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I will paint my bedroom a light violet color.
She likes to wear a violet dress to parties.
ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaยามเย็นyaam-yenเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีส้มsǐi-sômชมพูchom-puuและlɛ́ไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêetอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
The evening sky turned into beautiful shades of orange, pink, and violet.
2NounB1
violet (flower, esp. genus Viola)
A small flowering plant in the genus Viola with purple, blue, or white blossoms; a violet.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ดอกdɔ̀ɔkดอกdɔ̀ɔk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4emphasis or assurance particle (regional or old-fashioned)ไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêetไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêet1violet (color)2violet (flower, esp. genus Viola)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back garden
My grandmother plants violets in her backyard garden.
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ดอกdɔ̀ɔkไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêetเป็นbpenดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiมักจะmák-jàบานbaanในnaiฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plì
Violets are small flowers that usually bloom in the spring.
He picked a small handful of wild violets for her.
ดอกdɔ̀ɔkไวโอเลตwai-oo-lêetบางbaangสายพันธุ์sǎai-panไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangสามารถsǎa-mâatนำมาnam-maaทำเป็นtam-bpenชาchaaหรือrʉ̌ʉตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ngขนมkà-nǒmได้dâaiอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Some species of violets are not only beautiful but can also be made into tea or used to decorate desserts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไวโอเลต said ไว-โอ-เลด?
wai-oo-lêet
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
wai
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 | — | — |