ตะปู
dtà-bpuuMeaning
1NounA2
nail (metal fastener)
a small metal spike with a pointed end and a flat head, driven into material to fasten or hang things
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formติดผนังdtìt-pà-nǎngติดผนังdtìt-pà-nǎng1[to] attach [sth] to a wall; [to] mount [sth] on a wall2wall-mounted
I use a nail to hammer a picture onto the wall.
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Yesterday, Dad bought new nails to fix the table.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàใช้cháiตะปูdtà-bpuuยาวyaaoขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnกระถางต้นไม้grà-tǎang-dtôn-máai
Tomorrow we will use longer nails to hang the plant pots.
ช่างchângแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiใช้cháiตะปูdtà-bpuuหัวใหญ่hǔua-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยึดyʉ́tแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiไม่ให้mâi-hâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉan
The carpenter suggested using nails with large heads to keep the wooden board from shifting.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |