ทิพย
típMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
divine-; heavenly- (prefix)
A formal/literary prefix meaning divine, heavenly, or supernatural; used mainly in compounds (e.g., ทิพยจักษุทิพยจักษุtíp-pá-yá-jàk-sùdivine eye; clairvoyant vision 'divine eye'). Not used standalone.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)นางฟ้าnaang-fáaนางฟ้าnaang-fáa1very kind/beautiful woman2angel; fairyมีตาทิพย์mii-dtaa-típมีตาทิพย์mii-dtaa-típ[to] be clairvoyant; have second sightที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótin the futureได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
In the fairy tale, the angel has a divine eye that can see future events.
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ผู้บำเพ็ญเพียรpûu-bam-pen-piianเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaตนdtonจะjàบรรลุถึงban-lú-tʉ̌ngขั้นkânมีmiiทิพยโสตtíp-pá-yá-sòotสามารถsǎa-mâatได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangจากjàakสวรรค์sà-wǎn
The ascetic believes he will reach a state of having a divine ear, able to hear sounds from heaven.
เหล่าlàoเทวดาtee-wá-daaนางฟ้าnaang-fáaบนbonสรวงสวรรค์sǔuang-sà-wǎnต่างdtàangเสวยsà-wə̌əiทิพยอาหารtíp-pá-yá-aa-hǎanและlɛ́มีชีวิตmii-chii-wítเป็นbpenอมตะà-má-dtà
The gods and goddesses in the celestial paradise partake of divine food and live immortal lives.
ด้วยdûuaiทิพยอำนาจtíp-pá-yá-am-nâatแห่งhɛ̀ngคุณความดีkun-kwaam-diiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtธรรมะtam-máก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mชนะchá-náอธรรมà-tamเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Through the divine power of virtue, righteousness will ultimately always triumph over evil.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทิพย said ทิบ-พะ-ยะ?
típ
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |