ชีวภาพ

chii-wá-pâap

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

biological; relating to life

Relating to living organisms or life processes; biological.

Examples

3 more examples
2AdjectiveB2

bio-; biological (attributive)

Used attributively to indicate something derived from or produced by living organisms (e.g., เชื้อเพลิงชีวภาพเชื้อเพลิงชีวภาพchʉ́ʉa-pləəng-chii-wá-pâapbiofuel ‘biofuel’).

Examples

3 more examples

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ชีวภาพ said ชี-วะ-พาบ?

chii-wá-pâap

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

chii

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
Work out any syllable's tone in the tone calculator

Word Breakdown

+
ชีวภาพchii-wá-pâapชีวภาพchii-wá-pâapbiological; relating to lifebiological; relating to lifeWord