ปล่อย
bplɔ̀iMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] let go; release
to allow someone or something to go free; to stop holding, restraining, or detaining
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปล่อยbplɔ̀iปล่อยbplɔ̀i1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] emit; discharge4[to] release (media/info)5[to] neglect; let [sth] slideนกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
He released the bird back to the sky.
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The police released the suspect after questioning.
She let go of the string, and the balloon drifted away.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganปล่อยbplɔ̀iเต่าdtàoทะเลtá-leeที่tîiรักษาหายrák-sǎa-hǎaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับglàpลงสู่long-sùuมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùt
Villagers joined together to release rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean.
2VerbA2
[to] allow; let
to permit something to happen or someone to do something; to leave something as is
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานกลุ่มngaan-glùmงานกลุ่มngaan-glùmgroup work; group projectเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
The teacher lets the students work in groups by themselves.
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Mom allowed me to choose the dinner menu.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiทีมtiimตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiวิธีwí-tiiทำงานtam-ngaanที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒm
The boss allowed the team to decide on the appropriate way to work.
If there is no further information, we should leave it as it is for now.
3VerbB1
[to] emit; discharge
to send out or give off something such as gas, liquid, sound, light, or data
Examples
โรงงานroong-ngaanโรงงานroong-ngaanfactory; plantนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ปล่อยควันbplɔ̀i-kwanปล่อยควันbplɔ̀i-kwan[to] emit smokeดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
This factory releases black smoke every morning.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunพายุpaa-yúฟ้าfáaคะนองká-nongปล่อยbplòiเสียงดังsĭiang dangจนjonเด็กdèkๆ-ตกใจdtòk jai
Last night the thunderstorm emitted such a loud sound that the kids were startled.
เซนเซอร์seen-sə̂əจะjàปล่อยbplɔ̀iสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanไปยังbpai-yangระบบrá-bòpกลางglaangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumสูงsǔungเกินกำหนดgəən-gam-nòt
The sensor will send an alert signal to the central system when the temperature exceeds the limit.
แพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์plɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔm-ɔɔn-laaiปล่อยbplɔ̀iข้อมูลสถิติkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sà-tì-dtìแบบเรียลไทม์bɛ̀ɛp-riian-taiและlɛ́หน้าจอแสดงผลnâa-jɔɔ-sà-dɛɛng-pǒnปล่อยแสงbplɔ̀i-sɛ̌ɛngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้ใช้pûu-cháiมองเห็นได้mɔɔng-hěn-dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
The online platform releases real-time statistical data, and the display emits light so users can see clearly.
4VerbB1
[to] release (media/info)
to make a song, film, product, news, or information public
Examples
ค่ายเพลงkâai-pleengค่ายเพลงkâai-pleengrecord label; music labelจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ปล่อยซิงเกิลbplɔ̀i-sing-gəənปล่อยซิงเกิลbplɔ̀i-sing-gəən[to] release a single (song)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níiวันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níithis Friday
The record label will release the famous singer’s new single this Friday.
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สตูดิโอsà-dtuu-di-oปล่อยตัวอย่างbplòi dtuua yàangภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonฉบับเต็มchà-bàp dtemเมื่อคืนmêuua keunทำให้tam hâiแฟนๆfaen faenตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênมากmâak
The studio released the full movie trailer last night, which made fans very excited.
สำนักsǎm-nákข่าวปล่อยkàao-bplɔ̀iข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunการสำรวจgaan-sǎm-rùuatล่าlâaสุดทางsùt-taangเว็บไซต์wép-sáiและlɛ́โซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
The news agency released the latest survey data on the website and social media simultaneously.
ทีมพัฒนาtiim-pát-tá-naaประกาศbprà-gàatปล่อยbplɔ̀iอัปเดตàp-dèetซอฟต์แวร์เวอร์ชันเสถียรsɔ́ɔp-wɛɛ-wəə-chân-sà-tǐianหลังจากlǎng-jàakทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpเบต้าbee-dtâaเสร็จsètเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The development team announced the release of the stable software update after completing beta testing.
5VerbB1
[to] neglect; let [sth] slide
to fail to take care of something or to allow standards to slip; to leave something in a poor or uncared-for state
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)รกrókรกrók1messy; cluttered2overgrown; weedy3annoying; in the way4placentaมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)
That house has been left with overgrown grass for a long time.
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ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการปล่อยให้gaan-bplɔ̀i-hâiมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanตกลงdtòk-longจนjonลูกค้าlûuk-káaบ่นbòn
The manager let service standards slip to the point that customers complained.
He neglected the tools, leaving them to rust.
อย่าyàaปล่อยbplɔ̀iระบบความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiให้hâiเสื่อมลงsʉ̀ʉam-longเพราะprɔ́ความเคยชินkwaam-kəəi-chinมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánปัญหาbpan-hǎaจะjàสะสมsà-sǒmและlɛ́ยากyâakแก้gɛ̂ɛ
Don’t let the safety system deteriorate out of habit; otherwise problems will accumulate and be hard to fix.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bplɔ̀i
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 | — | — |