น้ำป่า
náam-bpàaMeaning
1NounB1
flash flood; mountain torrent
sudden, fast-moving floodwater flowing downstream from hills or forests after heavy rain
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaflash flood; mountain torrentนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
It's raining very hard, be careful of flash floods.
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น้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลหลากlǎi-làakลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoหลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกfǒn-dtòkไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
The flash flood flowed down from the mountain rapidly after non-stop rain.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่อยู่tîi-yùuริมน้ำrim-náamต้องdtɔ̂ngอพยพòp-pá-yópทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiสัญญาณเตือนภัยsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉan-paiน้ำป่าnáam-bpàa
Villagers living by the river had to evacuate immediately when the flash flood warning sounded.
การตัดไม้ทำลายป่าgaan-dtàt-máai-tam-laai-bpàaเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลหลากlǎi-làakรุนแรงขึ้นrun-rɛɛng-kʉ̂n
Deforestation is a major cause that exacerbates the problem of severe flash floods.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedforest; woodlandPart 2
น้ำป่าnáam-bpàaน้ำป่าnáam-bpàaflash flood; mountain torrentflash flood; mountain torrentWord