นบ
nópMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] bow; [to] pay respect
to bow; to pay respect; to show reverence
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillประนมมือbprà-nom-mʉʉประนมมือbprà-nom-mʉʉ[to] press one's palms together in respect or prayerนบnópนบnóp[to] bow; [to] pay respectผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
He pressed his hands together to bow to the elders with respect.
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The villagers gathered to bow and pay respect to the sacred objects at the temple.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtเสด็จพระราชดำเนินsà-dèt-prá-râat-chá-dam-nəənผ่านpàanประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganก้มgômนบnópด้วยdûuaiความจงรักภักดีkwaam-jong-rák-pák-dii
When the king passed by, the people bowed in reverence out of loyalty.
การgaanก้มgômนบnópเป็นbpenการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkถึงtʉ̌ngความอ่อนน้อมถ่อมตนkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-nɔ́ɔm-tɔ̀ɔm-dtonตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamไทยtaiแต่โบราณdtɛ̀ɛ-boo-raan
Bowing in reverence is an expression of humility according to ancient Thai customs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nóp
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 | — | — |