ตาแป๋ว
dtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
wide-eyed; innocent-looking
having or looking with wide, bright eyes, often giving an innocent, curious, cute, or pleading expression
Examples
หมาน้อยmǎa-nɔ́ɔiหมาน้อยmǎa-nɔ́ɔipuppy; little dogมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] view; regard; considerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛowide-eyed; innocent-lookingตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
The little dog looked at me with wide, pleading eyes when I was eating snacks.
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เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngครูkruuตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiบทเรียนbòt-riian
That little girl sat looking at the teacher with wide, innocent eyes because she didn't understand the lesson.
พอpɔɔถูกtùukจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaทำผิดtam-pìtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำtamตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt
When caught doing something wrong, he made wide, innocent eyes as if nothing happened to get away with it.
ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoตัวdtuuaใหม่màiชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaนั่งnângจ้องjɔ̂ngหน้าnâaฉันchǎnตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอ้อนɔ̂ɔnขอkɔ̌ɔอาหารaa-hǎan
The new kitten likes to sit and stare at my face with wide, cute eyes every morning to beg for food.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แป๋วbpɛ̌ɛoแป๋วbpɛ̌ɛo1bright and clear; innocent2crystal clear; completely transparentbright and clear; innocentPart 2
ตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛoตาแป๋วdtaa-bpɛ̌ɛowide-eyed; innocent-lookingwide-eyed; innocent-lookingWord