นาบ
nâapMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] press [sth] flat against [sth]
to press or lay something flat against a surface to make close contact or flatten it; often done with a flat or hot object, such as applying a hot compress or using an iron
Examples
คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛ1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเตารีดdtao-rîitเตารีดdtao-rîit(clothes) ironนาบnâapนาบnâap[to] press [sth] flat against [sth]ปกเสื้อbpòk-sʉ̂ʉaปกเสื้อbpòk-sʉ̂ʉacollar (garment)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4completely; all gone5quiet; subdued (tone/style)6[to] be smooth; be even; lie flat
My mom used the iron to press the shirt collar flat.
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หมอแนะนำmŏr náe-namให้hâiใช้cháiผ้าpâaชุบchúpน้ำอุ่นnáam ùnนาบnâapเบาๆbao baoตรงที่dtrong têeบวมbuuam
The doctor recommended lightly pressing the swollen area with a warm, damp cloth.
คุณยายkun-yaaiกำลังgam-langนาบnâapใบตองbai-dtɔɔngบนbonเตาไฟdtao-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamห่อhɔ̀ɔขนมkà-nǒm
Grandma is pressing banana leaves over the stove fire to prepare them for wrapping dessert.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉกำลังgam-langใช้cháiเหล็กlèkร้อนrɔ́ɔnนาบnâapลงบนlong-bonแผ่นpɛ̀nหนังnǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangลวดลายlûuat-laai
The craftsman is using a hot iron to press onto the leather sheet to create a pattern.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |