ตะพาบ
dtà-pâapMeaning
1NounB1
soft-shelled turtle
a soft-shelled turtle; a type of freshwater turtle with a flexible, leathery shell
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตะพาบdtà-pâapตะพาบdtà-pâapsoft-shelled turtleตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
Yesterday, I saw a soft-shelled turtle swimming in the canal.
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ปู่bpùuของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปให้bpai-hâiอาหารaa-hǎanตะพาบdtà-pâapที่tîiสระน้ำsà-náamในnaiวัดwát
My grandfather likes to go feed the soft-shelled turtles at the temple pond.
คนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiมักจะmák-jàแยกyɛ̂ɛkความแตกต่างkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangระหว่างrá-wàangเต่าdtàoกับgàpตะพาบdtà-pâapไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
Most people usually cannot tell the difference between a turtle and a soft-shelled turtle.
กระดองgrà-dongของkŏngตะพาบdtà-pâapจะjàไม่mâiแข็งkăengเหมือนmĕuuanเต่าdtàoทั่วไปtûua bpaiแต่dtàeจะมีjà meeลักษณะlák-sà-nàเป็นbpenแผ่นpàenหนังnăngนิ่มๆnîm-nîmซึ่งsêungช่วยให้chûuai hâiมันmanว่ายน้ำwâai námได้dâiคล่องแคล่วklông klâewขึ้นkêun
The shell of a soft-shelled turtle is not hard like a common turtle's, but rather has the texture of a soft leathery sheet, which helps it swim more agilely.
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 | — | — |