บาป
bàapMeanings
1NounA2
sin; demerit
Sin or moral demerit, especially in religious or ethical contexts; wrongdoing that accrues bad karma.
Examples
พระสอนprá-sɔ̌ɔnพระสอนprá-sɔ̌ɔna monk teachesว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2meritorious deed3good fortune; blessingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1bad; poor (quality)2evil; wicked3for; throughout (a specified period)4classifier for periods of timeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrong
The monk teaches that doing good earns merit, doing wrong earns sin.
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Grandma says that lying is a sin that accumulates in the heart.
He went to make merit to offset the sin he had committed in the past.
ในnaiมุมมองmum-mɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaบาปbàapคือkʉʉผลpǒnลบlópทางtaangศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tamที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmเป็นbpenกรรมไม่ดีgam-mâi-dii
From a religious perspective, sin is a moral demerit that accumulates as bad karma.
2AdjectiveB1
sinful; morally wrong
Morally wrong; considered sinful.
Examples
แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)แบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)มันบาปman-bàapมันบาปman-bàap1that's sinful2it is sinful; that's a sinนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Teasing animals like this is wrong; don’t do it.
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เขาkǎoว่าwâaพูดpûutโกหกgoo-hòkกับgàpคนkonที่tîiไว้ใจwái-jaiเราraoเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangบาปbàapและlɛ́ทำร้ายtam-ráaiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan
They say lying to someone who trusts us is morally wrong and harms the relationship.
เอาเปรียบao-bprìiapคนkonอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotตัวเองdtuua-eengมันบาปman-bàapและlɛ́ไม่mâiน่าภูมิใจnâa-puum-jaiเลยləəi
Taking advantage of the weak for your own benefit is morally wrong and nothing to be proud of.
ถึงtʉ̌ngกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiจะjàไม่mâiห้ามhâamแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatจากjàakความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnก็gɔ̂ยังyangถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangบาปbàapในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Even if it’s not illegal, exploiting others' hardship is still considered morally wrong in society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàap
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |