ปลอบ
bplɔ̀ɔpMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] comfort; console
to soothe or reassure someone who is upset, sad, or worried
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกอดgɔ̀ɔtกอดgɔ̀ɔt[to] hug; embraceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpปลอบbplɔ̀ɔp[to] comfort; consoleลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weep
The mother hugged and comforted her crying child.
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ฉันchǎnปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanว่าwâaไม่เป็นไรmâi-bpen-raiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoทุกอย่างtúk-yàangก็gɔ̂ดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
I reassured my friend that it’s okay; things will get better.
The teacher soothed the student who was startled after the loud noise.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpน้องnɔ́ɔngให้hâiคลายklaaiกังวลgang-wonก่อนเข้านอนgɔ̀ɔn-kâo-nɔɔn
Dad used gentle words to reassure the little one and ease his worries before bedtime.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bplɔ̀ɔp
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 | — | — |