นภ
nópMeaning
1NounC1
sky; heaven
the sky; heaven; firmament (typically used in poetry, literature, or as a root in compound words)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นภnópนภnópsky; heavenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt gà-weeบทกวีbòt gà-weea poem; a piece of verseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavens
The word 'nop' in Thai is often used in poetry to mean the sky.
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กวีgà-weeแต่งกลอนdtàeng glonพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความงามkwaam ngaamของkŏngหมู่ดาวmòo daaoบนbonนภnópยามราตรีyaam raa-dtree
The poet wrote a poem describing the beauty of the stars in the night sky.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiเราraoมักmákพบpópคำว่าkam wâaนภnópเป็นbpenรากศัพท์râak sàpในnaiคำkamที่têeเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao kông gàpอากาศaa-gàatและláeสวรรค์sà-wăn
In Thai literature, we often find the word 'nop' as a root word in terms related to the sky and heaven.
วิหคwí-hòkโผบินpŏh binสู่sòoนภnópกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàiทิ้งไว้tíng wáiเพียงpiiangเงาngaoที่têeทาบทับtâap tápลงบนlong bonผืนน้ำpĕun náam
The bird soared into the vast firmament, leaving only its shadow cast upon the water's surface.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นภ said นบ-พะ?
nóp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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 | — | — |