บานพับ
baan-pápMeaning
1NounA2
hinge
a jointed device that allows a door, lid, screen, or panel to swing or fold
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบานพับbaan-pápบานพับbaan-páphinge
This door can open because it has hinges.
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I fixed the box lid by installing a new hinge.
A foldable screen needs sturdy hinges.
ถ้าtâaบานพับbaan-pápเป็นสนิมbpen-sà-nǐmประตูbprà-dtuuก็gɔ̂จะjàเปิดปิดbpə̀ət-bpìtฝืดfʉ̀ʉtและlɛ́มีmiiเสียงดังsǐiang-dang
If the hinges are rusty, the door will open and close stiffly and make noise.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
baan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of cloth[to] fold; fold up; turn downPart 2
บานพับbaan-pápบานพับbaan-páphingehingeWord