ขะปู
kà-bpuuMeaning
1NounA2
nail (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, a pointed metal fastener driven into wood or another material to hold things together.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderค้อนkɔ́ɔnค้อนkɔ́ɔn1hammer2[to] cast a reproachful sideways glance at [sb]ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripขะปูkà-bpuuขะปูkà-bpuunail (Northern Thai)
Dad uses a hammer to drive in a nail.
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Yesterday, Dad used nails to fasten two boards together.
ขะปูkà-bpuuโผล่plòoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakพื้นไม้pʉ́ʉn-máaiพ่อpɔ̂ɔจึงjʉngใช้cháiค้อนkɔ́ɔnตอกdtɔ̀ɔkลงไปlong-bpaiให้hâiมิดmít
A nail was sticking out of the wooden floor, so Dad hammered it all the way in.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |