ตะเพิด
dtà-pə̂ətMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] drive away; [to] chase away
to drive away, chase away, or shoo away, usually by shouting or scolding
Examples
เจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanshop owner; store owner; proprietorตะเพิดdtà-pə̂ətตะเพิดdtà-pə̂ət[to] drive away; [to] chase awayหมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtหมาจรจัดmǎa-jɔɔn-jàtstray dogที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’คุ้ยkúiคุ้ยkúi1[to] rummage; dig around2[to] scratch; scrape; scoop3[to] pry into; nose around (fig.)ขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)หน้าร้านnâa-ráanหน้าร้านnâa-ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outlet
The shop owner chased away the stray dog that came to dig through the trash in front of the store.
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ลุงlungข้างบ้านkâang bâanตะเพิดdtà-pêrtเด็กๆdèk dèkที่มาtêe maaวิ่งเล่นwîng lênส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangรบกวนróp-guuanในnaiซอยsoi
The neighbor uncle shooed away the kids who were running around and making loud, disturbing noises in the alley.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanโมโหmoh-hŏhมากmâakจนjonตะเพิดdtà-pêrtพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่ทำtêe tamความลับkwaam lápของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtรั่วไหลrûua lăiออกจากòk jàakห้องทำงานhông tam-ngaan
The manager was so furious that he chased the employee who leaked company secrets out of the office.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanทนtonพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namชุมชนchum-chonไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiจึงjʉngรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganขับkàpไล่ตะเพิดlâi-dtà-pə̂ətเขาkǎoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
The villagers could no longer tolerate the community leader's behavior, so they gathered to drive him out of the village.
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 | — | — |