บ่า
bàaMeanings
1NounA2
shoulder
the shoulder; the part of the body where the arm joins the torso
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวดbpùuatปวดbpùuat[to] ache; [to] be in painบ่าbàaบ่าbàa1shoulder2[to] overflow; surge; floodหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
His shoulder hurts after sitting for a long time.
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The doctor recommends stretching the shoulder area every morning.
เขาkǎoยกyókกระเป๋าหนักgrà-bpǎo-nàkขึ้นkʉ̂nบนbonบ่าbàaแล้วlɛ́ɛoเดินdəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiอย่างyàangไม่mâiบ่นbòn
He hoisted the heavy bag onto his shoulder and continued walking without complaint.
2VerbC1
[to] overflow; surge; flood
Of water, to overflow or rush in large quantities into or across an area.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuหลงฤดูlǒng-rʉ́-duuunseasonal; out of seasonเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commitกระหน่ำgrà-nàmกระหน่ำgrà-nàm1[to] pound; pelt; come down in torrents2[to] do relentlessly; do in rapid or repeated successionจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลำคลองlam-klɔɔngลำคลองlam-klɔɔngcanal; watercourseบ่าbàaบ่าbàa1shoulder2[to] overflow; surge; floodล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessiveตลิ่งdtà-lìngตลิ่งdtà-lìngriverbank; embankment
Unseasonal torrential rain poured until the canal overflowed its banks.
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Her tears overflowed when she heard the bad news from home.
เสียงกลองsǐiang-glɔɔngก้องกังวานgɔ̂ɔng-gang-waanบ่าbàaคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnผู้คนpûu-konทะยานtá-yaanสู่sùuลานlaanเมืองmʉʉang
The drums resounded, and waves of people surged, spilling into the town square.
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janบ่าbàaนวลเหนือnuuan-nʉ̌ʉaขอบkɔ̀ɔpทะเลtá-leeสายน้ำsǎai-náamก็gɔ̂เหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเอ่อə̀əท้นtónด้วยdûuaiความคิดถึงkwaam-kít-tʉ̌ng
The moonlight spilled softly over the sea's edge, as if the waters brimmed with longing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |