ปรภพ
bpɔɔ-rá-pópMeaning
1NounC1
afterlife; next world
the world or existence after death; the afterlife
Examples
หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎareligion; faithมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeการทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diiการทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diidoing good deeds; act of kindnessจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำพาnam-paaนำพาnam-paa1[to] lead; [to] take [sb/sth] along2[to] bring about; [to] result inเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปสู่bpai-sùuไปสู่bpai-sùu1[to] go to; proceed to (a place)2[to] move toward; progress to (a state or outcome)ปรภพbpɔɔ-rá-pópปรภพbpɔɔ-rá-pópafterlife; next worldที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดีงามdii-ngaamดีงามdii-ngaam1beautiful; admirable2awesome!; excellent! (colloq.)3virtuous; morally good
Many religions believe that doing good deeds will lead us to a beautiful afterlife.
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เขาkǎoทำบุญtam-bunอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít-sùuan-gù-sǒnไปให้bpai-hâiบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútที่tîiล่วงลับlûuang-lápไปสู่bpai-sùuปรภพbpɔɔ-rá-pópแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He made merit and dedicated it to the ancestors who had already passed away to the afterlife.
ชาวchaaoอียิปต์ii-yìpโบราณboo-raanใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítในnaiการสร้างgaan-sâangสุสานsù-sǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaสำหรับsǎm-ràpการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangเข้าสู่kâo-sùuปรภพbpɔɔ-rá-póp
The ancient Egyptians spent their entire lives building tombs to prepare for their journey into the afterlife.
แนวคิดnaeo kítเรื่องrêuuangการเวียนว่ายตายเกิดgaan wiian wâai dtaai gèrtชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnว่าwâaดวงวิญญาณduuang win-yaanไม่ได้mâi dâaiสิ้นสุดลงsîn sùt longแค่นี้kâe néeแต่dtàeจะjàเดินทางdern taangต่อไปdtòr bpaiในnaiปรภพbpà-rá-póp
The concept of reincarnation suggests that the soul's existence does not end here, but will continue its journey in the afterlife.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปรภพ said ปอ-ระ-พบ?
bpɔɔ-rá-póp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpɔɔ
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 | — | — |