ปล้ำ
bplâmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wrestle; grapple (with [sb])
to fight by holding and struggling with someone using force of the hands and body
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปล้ำbplâmปล้ำbplâm1[to] wrestle; grapple (with [sb])2[to] struggle with [sth]; wrestle with [sth]3[to] attempt to force sexกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)สนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâaสนามหญ้าsà-nǎam-yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf field
Yesterday two kids argued and then wrestled on the lawn.
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นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaสองsɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimปล้ำbplâmแย่งyɛ̂ɛngบอลbɔɔnจนjonล้มlómกลิ้งglîngกันganทั้งคู่táng-kûu
Players from both teams grappled for the ball until they both tumbled.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuจับล็อกjàp-lɔ́kคอkɔɔจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngปล้ำbplâmดิ้นdînเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลุดlùtจากjàakท่าtâaนั้นnán
He was put in a headlock by his opponent, so he had to wrestle and struggle to escape the hold.
กรรมการgam-má-gaanเป่าbpàoนกหวีดnók-wìitทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiปล้ำbplâmกันganเกินgəənกติกาgà-dtì-gaa
The referee blew the whistle immediately upon seeing both sides grapple beyond the rules.
2VerbB2
[to] struggle with [sth]; wrestle with [sth]
to try hard to deal with something difficult or to force something to work, often with strong physical effort
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปล้ำbplâmปล้ำbplâm1[to] wrestle; grapple (with [sb])2[to] struggle with [sth]; wrestle with [sth]3[to] attempt to force sexซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyบ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2in the afternoon3[to] slant; lean; turn asideกว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ติดเครื่องdtìt-krʉ̂ʉangติดเครื่องdtìt-krʉ̂ʉang1[to] start an engine2[to] get going; warm upได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He wrestled with fixing the car all afternoon before he could get it started.
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ฉันchǎnปล้ำbplâmกับgàpรายงานraai-ngaanนี้níiหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพราะprɔ́ไฟล์faiเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
I struggled with this report for hours because the file was corrupted.
ทีมงานteem ngaanต้องdtôngปล้ำbplâmกับgàpระบบrá-bòpที่têeล่มlômซ้ำsámๆ-จนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàหาhăaต้นตอdtôn dtorปัญหาbpan-hăaเจอjer
The team had to grapple with the repeatedly crashing system until they found the root cause.
เธอtəəปล้ำbplâmปรับbpràpเครื่องพิมพ์krʉ̂ʉang-pimและlɛ́ตั้งdtângไดรเวอร์drai-wə̂əใหม่màiหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpกว่าจะgwàa-jàพิมพ์pimได้dâaiตามต้องการdtaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
She wrestled with adjusting the printer and reinstalling drivers several times before it printed as desired.
3VerbC1
[to] attempt to force sex
to try to force someone into sexual activity against their will
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉahelp; assistance; aidทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaแปลกหน้าbplɛ̀ɛk-nâaunfamiliar; unknownพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptปล้ำbplâmปล้ำbplâm1[to] wrestle; grapple (with [sb])2[to] struggle with [sth]; wrestle with [sth]3[to] attempt to force sexเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลิฟต์lípลิฟต์lípelevator; lift (BrE)
She immediately called for help when a stranger tried to force himself on her in the elevator.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatรับrápแจ้งว่าjɛ̂ɛng-wâaมีmiiคนkonพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปล้ำbplâmหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoใกล้glâiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiและlɛ́กำลังgam-langตามdtaamจับjàpผู้ก่อเหตุpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-hèet
Police received a report that someone attempted to assault a young woman near the station and are pursuing the perpetrator.
เธอtəəกล้าglâaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเล่าlâoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiถูกtùukคนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปล้ำbplâmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตือนdtʉʉanสังคมsǎng-komว่าwâaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกิดgə̀ətได้dâaiกับgàpใครก็ได้krai-gɔ̂-dâai
She bravely spoke up about being assaulted by someone she knew to warn society that this can happen to anyone.
องค์กรong gonให้คำปรึกษาhâi kam bprèuk-săaแก่gàeผู้รอดชีวิตpûu rôt chee-wítจากjàakความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamปล้ำbplâmพร้อมprómผลักดันplàk danให้hâiสถานsà-tăanที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náมีmeeมาตรmâatการป้องกันgaan bpông ganที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
The organization provides counseling to survivors of attempted sexual assault and advocates for clear preventive measures in public places.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bplâm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |