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gaan-pǎoMeanings
1NounA2
burning; incineration
the act or process of burning something
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.การเผาgaan-pǎoการเผาgaan-pǎo1burning; incineration2cremationขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)
This is the burning of trash.
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The burning of dry leaves causes a lot of smoke.
The government is campaigning to stop burning in open areas.
การเผาป่าgaan păo bpàaเป็นสาเหตุbpen săa-hètหลักlàkอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungของkŏngปัญหาbpan-hăaมลพิษทางอากาศmon-lá-pít taang aa-gàatในnaiภาคเหนือpâak nĕuua
The burning of forests is one of the main causes of air pollution problems in the northern region.
2NounB1
cremation
the act of burning a dead body as part of a funeral ceremony
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พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolการเผาgaan-pǎoการเผาgaan-pǎo1burning; incineration2cremationของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂n1[to] be held; take place (of an event)2[to] organize; hold; stage (an event)ในวันเสาร์นี้nai-wan-sǎo-níiในวันเสาร์นี้nai-wan-sǎo-níithis Saturday
Grandfather's cremation ceremony will be held this Saturday.
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ในnaiศาสนาพุทธsàat-sà-nǎa-pútการเผาgaan-pǎoเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiจัดการjàt-gaanกับgàpร่างrâangผู้เสียชีวิตpûu-sǐia-chii-wítที่นิยมtîi-ní-yomปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtกันgan
In Buddhism, cremation is a popular method for handling the deceased's body.
ญาติพี่น้องyâat pêe nóngและláeเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเดินทางมาdern taang maaร่วมงานrûuam ngaanการเผาศพgaan păo sòpเพื่อpêuuaแสดงsà-daengความkwaamไว้อาลัยwái aa-laiเป็นbpenครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt táai
Relatives and friends traveled to attend the cremation to pay their final respects.
หลังlǎngเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sînพิธีpí-tiiการเผาgaan-pǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจะjàเก็บgèpอัฐิàt-tìเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiประกอบพิธีกรรมbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pí-tii-gamทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
After the cremation ceremony is complete, the family will collect the ashes to be used in further religious rites.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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การเผาgaan-pǎoการเผาgaan-pǎoburning; incinerationburning; incinerationWord