นายพล
naai-ponMeaning
1NounB1
general; general officer (military/police)
A high-ranking officer in the military or the police, holding a general rank or its equivalent (e.g., พลเอกพลเอกpon-èekgeneral, พลอากาศเอก, พลเรือเอก, พลตำรวจเอกพลตำรวจเอกpon-dtam-rùuat-èekPolice General).
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นายพลnaai-ponนายพลnaai-pongeneral; general officer (military/police)
My grandfather used to be a general.
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The general is giving a speech to the new soldiers.
มีmiiรถนำขบวนrót-nam-kà-buuanของkɔ̌ɔngนายพลตำรวจnaai-pon-dtam-rùuatขับkàpผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเมื่อสักครู่mʉ̂ʉa-sàk-krûu
A police general's motorcade just drove by a moment ago.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngนายพลnaai-ponในnaiสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpûu-dtâai-bang-káp-ban-chaaจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
A general's decision on the battlefield affects the lives of many subordinates.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naai
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
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)Mr. (male title)Part 1
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พลponพลpon1troops; manpower2general-officer rank prefix3force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)4people; populace (in compounds)troops; manpowerPart 2
นายพลnaai-ponนายพลnaai-pongeneral; general officer (military/police)general; general officer (military/police)Word