ป่วย
bpùuaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
sick; ill; unwell
in poor health due to disease or ailment; unwell
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
I'm sick today; I'm not going to school.
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Dad is ill and needs a lot of rest.
If you're sick, go see a doctor and take all the medicine.
You’ve looked unwell since morning; you probably need to take leave from work.
2VerbA2
[to] be ill; fall sick
to become or be in a state of illness
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickเลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
I'm sick today, so I can't go to school.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmไอaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnก็gɔ̂ป่วยbpùuaiนอนซมnɔɔn-somทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
Yesterday he started coughing, and last night he was sick in bed all night.
If it rains heavily and you're wet for long, you might end up getting sick.
ช่วงchûuangสอบsɔ̀ɔpฉันchǎnเครียดkrîiatมากmâakจนjonป่วยbpùuaiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiพบแพทย์póp-pɛ̂ɛtและlɛ́หยุดพักyùt-pák
During exams I was so stressed that I became ill; I had to see a doctor and take a break.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpùuai
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 | — | — |