ปะ
bpàMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] patch; mend
to repair a hole or tear by covering it with a piece of material; to patch up
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteรูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลายbplaaiปลายbplaai1end; tip2the latter part; the end (time)กางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Mom patched the hole at the end of her child’s pants.
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The repairman patched the tear on the tent with a small piece of fabric and glue.
เขาkǎoปะbpàถุงผ้าtǔng-pâaที่tîiขาดkàatแทนtɛɛnการซื้อgaan-sʉ́ʉใหม่màiประหยัดbprà-yàtและlɛ́ใช้cháiต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
He patched the torn cloth bag instead of buying a new one; it’s economical and usable again.
ช่างchângหนังnǎngปะbpàรอยrɔɔiฉีกchìikของkɔ̌ɔngเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaแจ็กเก็ตjɛ̀k-gètด้วยdûuaiแผ่นpɛ̀nหนังnǎngสีsǐiใกล้เคียงglâi-kiiangจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn
The leatherworker patched the jacket’s tear with a closely matched leather piece so it’s barely visible.
2VerbB1
[to] stick; apply; paste
to attach or apply something to a surface, often with glue or by dabbing (e.g., ปะแสตมป์ 'stick a stamp')
Examples
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)ปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteแสตมป์sà-dtɛɛmแสตมป์sà-dtɛɛm1postage stamp2stamp (collectible/loyalty)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ซองจดหมายsɔɔng-jòt-mǎaiซองจดหมายsɔɔng-jòt-mǎaienvelope (for a letter)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหย่อนyɔ̀ɔnหย่อนyɔ̀ɔn1[to] lower; let down; drop [sth] in2loose; slack; sagging3inferior; below standard; diminished4[to] relax; ease up; be less strict5short of; below; not quite reachingตู้ไปรษณีย์dtûu-bprai-sà-niiตู้ไปรษณีย์dtûu-bprai-sà-niimailbox; postbox
Don't forget to stick a stamp on the envelope before dropping it in the mailbox.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiกาวgaaoปะbpàรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiลงในlong-naiสมุดsà-mùtทำมือtam-mʉʉอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
He carefully glued the photo onto the handmade notebook.
ช่วยchûuaiปะbpàสติกเกอร์คำsà-dtík-gêr kamเตือนdteuuanบนbonกล่องพัสดุglòng pát-sà-dùให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jenหน่อยnòi
Please stick the warning sticker clearly on the parcel box.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngนำnamยางรถจักรยานyaang-rót-jàk-grà-yaanไปให้bpai-hâiช่างchângปะbpàที่tîiร้านซ่อมráan-sɔ̂m
I have to take the bicycle tire to the mechanic to patch at the repair shop.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpà
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 | — | — |