ทรพิษ
tɔɔ-rá-pítMeaning
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smallpox
a serious infectious disease that causes fever and a rash with pus-filled spots; smallpox
Examples
โรคrôokโรคrôokdisease; illnessทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítsmallpoxถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)กวาดล้างgwàat-láangกวาดล้างgwàat-láang[to] sweep away; crack down on; eradicateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmโลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Smallpox has been eradicated from the world.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมีmiiคนตายkon-dtaaiเพราะprɔ́ไข้ทรพิษkâi-tɔɔ-rá-pítเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâak
In the past, many people died from smallpox.
วัคซีนwák-siinป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganโรคrôokทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดyîng-yài-tîi-sùtทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛt
The smallpox vaccine is one of the greatest achievements in medicine.
องค์การอนามัยโลกong-gaan-à-naa-mai-lôokประกาศbprà-gàatอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanว่าwâaโรคrôokทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítหมดไปmòt-bpaiจากjàakโลกlôokตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛปีbpiiพุทธศักราชpút-tá-sàk-gà-râat2523
The World Health Organization officially declared that smallpox was eradicated from the world in 1980.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรพิษ said ทอ-ระ-พิษ?
tɔɔ-rá-pít
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tɔɔ
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 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
ทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]abbrev. Royal Thai NavyPart 1
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พิษpítพิษpít1poison; toxin; venom2toxicity; harmful effect3ill effect; adverse consequencepoison; toxin; venomPart 2
ทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítทรพิษtɔɔ-rá-pítsmallpoxsmallpoxWord