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ÃèÒ  raayF
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1.[a type of Thai versification]
2.to read, recite or utter magic formulas or incantations, incant
3.to dance or strut about rhythmically

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÃèÒÂ
IPArâːj
Royal Thai General Systemrai

1.   [noun, proper noun, formal]
definition
[a type of Thai versification]

categories
related wordsÅÔÅÔµliH litH[a kind of Thai stanza or verse composed of varying types of poetic feet]
¹ÔÃÒÈ niH raatF[a kind of] long lyrical Thai poetry with eight (¡Å͹Ỵ) or nine (¡Å͹à¡éÒ) syllables per line composed mainly on the theme of departure from one's residence—particularly parting from and thus yearning to return to a loved one. The most celebrated and prolific Niraat poet in the Thai poetic tradition is ·èÒ¹ÊØ¹·ÃÀÙè
¡Ò¾ÂìÂÒ¹Õgaap[y]L yaaM neeM[a type of Thai metrical verse with eleven words or syllables]
àź§laH baehngM[often used with poetry writing] to compose; to write; to make
â¤Å§ÊÕèÊØÀÒ¾khlohngM seeL sooL phaapFa poem with a certain type of rhyming scheme
¡Å͹µÅÒ´glaawnM dtaL laatL[a certain form of Thai poetry]
¡Å͹ỴglaawnM bpaaetL[a certain type of Thai poetry which has eight syllables per line]
àÃ×èͧáµè§reuuangF dtaengLa fiction; an imaginary story
àÃ×èͧ·Õè»ÃдÔɰì¢Öé¹
reuuangF theeF bpraL dit[t]L kheunF
a fiction; an imaginary story
àÃ×èͧàÃÔ§ÃÁÂìreuuangF reerngM rohm[y]Ma fiction; an imaginary story
àÃ×èͧÍèÒ¹àÅè¹reuuangF aanL lehnFa fiction; an imaginary story
©Ñ¹·Åѡɳìchan[t]R lakHa rhyme scheme; prosody; poetics; [name of a book on versification]
¹Ç¹ÔÂÒÂnaH waH niH yaayMa novel, a book of a fictional story, an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with, for example, true stories or accounts, folktales or folklores, imagination, human experiences, through a usually connected sequence of events
àÃ×èͧ¹Ñ¡Ê׺reuuangF nakH seuupLdetective fiction
àÃ×èͧÂÒÇÃéÍÂá¡éÇreuuangF yaaoM raawyH gaaeoFnovel or an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with, for example, true stories or accounts, folktales or folklores, imagination, human experiences, through a usually connected sequence of events.
§Ò¹ÃéÍÂá¡éÇngaanM raawyH gaaeoFprose; novel
§Ò¹ÃéÍ¡ÃͧngaanM raawyH graawngMpoetry; poem
àÃ×èͧàÅèÒreuuangF laoFtale
àÃ×èͧ»ÃÑÁ»ÃÒreuuangF bpaL ramM bpaL raaMmyth (untrue)
àÃ×èͧ§Á§ÒÂreuuangF ngohmM ngaayMmyth (untrue); tall story
àÃ×èͧ·ÕèàÅèҡѹÁÒreuuangF theeF laoF ganM maaMoral account
¹Ç¹ÔÂÒ¢¹Ò´ÊÑé¹naH waH niH yaayM khaL naatL sanFnovelette (a short or brief novel; a long short story)
àÃ×èͧÊÑé¹¢¹Ò´ÂÒÇreuuangF sanF khaL naatL yaaoMnovelette (a short or brief novel; a long short story)
àÃ×èͧáµè§ÃéÍÂá¡éÇ«Öè§ÂÒÇáÅЫѺ«é͹¡ÇèÒàÃ×èͧÊÑé¹
reuuangF dtaengL raawyH gaaeoF seungF yaaoM laeH sapH saawnH gwaaL reuuangF sanF
novella (a tale or short story of the type contained in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron; a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel or a long short story)
àÃ×èͧÊÑé¹àÂÒǪ¹reuuangF sanF yaoM waH chohnMyouth or juvenile short story
»¡Ô³¡¤´ÕbpaL giL nohkH khaH deeM(of magazine) variety, assorted stories or prose
àÃ×èͧâ¡Ë¡àËÅÇäËÅreuuangF gohM hohkL laayoR laiRhot air
§Ò¹»Ãоѹ¸ìngaanM bpraL phan[t]M[poem, poetry, prose, novel, essay, etc.] composition; writing; written work
àÃ×èͧÊÁÁµÔreuuangF sohmR maH dtiLfiction; an imagined; feigned; invented; made-up story
¡ÇÕÇѨ¹ÐgweeM watH naH[a kind of Thai stanza or verse composed of varying types of poetic feet]
ǨÕÇÔÀÒ¤waH jeeM wiH phaakF[formal term] the Eight Part of Speech; [name of a book on part of speech]
ÍÑ¡¢ÃÇÔ¸ÕakL khaL raL wiH theeM[formal term] orthography; rules of spelling, reading and writing; [name of a book on spelling rules]
ÇÒ¡ÂÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ìwaakF gaL yaH samR phan[t]M[formal term] syntax; [name of a grammar book on syntax]
â¤Å§ khlohngM[a type of Thai versification] rhyming poem; verse in rhyme; verse
©Ñ¹·ì chan[t]R[a type of Thai versification with metrical composition derived from India]
¡Ò¾Âì gaap[y]LGavya [a type of Thai versification]
¡Å͹ glaawnM[a type of Thai versification]
¹ÔÂÒ niH yaayMnovel, a book of a fictional story
àÃ×èͧâÁéreuuangF mohH(to spin a) yarn; a tall tale
¹Ô¾¹¸ìniH phohn[t]Mto write; compose; writing; composing; composition
exampleÃèÒÂÂÒÇraayF yaaoMto explain thoroughly; to speak in much detail
2.   [verb, transitive]
definition
to read, recite or utter magic formulas or incantations, incant

exampleÃèÒÂÁ¹µìraayF mohn[d]Menchant; recite magic formulas or incantations; mutter incantations
3.   [verb, intransitive]
definition
to dance or strut about rhythmically

related wordÃèÒÂÃÓraayF rahmMto dance
exampleÃèÒÂÃÓraayF rahmMto dance

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