ปาวๆ
bpaao bpaaoMeaning
1AdverbB2
loudly and continuously; persistently
loudly, continuously, or persistently (usually used to describe shouting, complaining, or crying out)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagปาวๆbpaao bpaaoปาวๆbpaao bpaaoloudly and continuously; persistentlyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeห้องนอนhông nonห้องนอนhông nonbedroomให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiap1orderly; tidy; well-organized2disciplined; well-behaved
Mom complained continuously about me refusing to tidy my bedroom.
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เขาkăoตะโกนdtà-gohnด่าdàaปาวๆbpaao bpaaoอยู่yòoหน้าบ้านnâa bâanแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiสนใจsŏn jaiจะjàออกมาòk maaฟังfang
He stood shouting curses continuously in front of the house, but nobody cared to come out and listen.
ฉันchănเตือนdteuuanเขาkăoปาวๆbpaao bpaaoว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng gìiao gàpการพนันgaan pá-nanแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังคงyang kongดื้อดึงdêu deungไม่mâiยอมyomฟังfang
I warned him persistently not to get involved with gambling, but he remained stubborn and refused to listen.
กลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuangตะโกนเรียกdtà-gohn rîiakร้องróngปาวๆbpaao bpaaoให้hâiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanเร่งrêngแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaน้ำท่วมขังnáam tûuam kăngในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
The group of protesters shouted persistently, demanding the government to urgently solve the flooding problem in the community.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปาวๆ said ปาว-ปาว?
bpaao bpaao
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpaao
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 | — | — |