ปิตตะ

bpìt-dtà

Meaning

1NounC1

bile; Pitta

bile; Pitta (one of the three bodily humors in traditional Thai and Ayurvedic medicine, associated with the fire element, heat, and digestion)

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitution5root (grammar)ปิตตะbpìt-dtàปิตตะbpìt-dtàbile; Pittaสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผลplăeแผลplăe1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)ร้อนในrón naiร้อนในrón nai1mouth ulcer; canker sore2heatiness (traditional internal heat)บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequently
The doctor said I have high Pitta, which makes me get mouth ulcers often.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

bpìt

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——