ป่า
bpàaMeanings
1NounA2
forest; woodland
a large natural area dominated by trees and undergrowth, habitat for wildlife
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Yesterday we hiked to watch birds in the large forest of the park.
In the rainy season, animals forage more in the forest.
ไกด์gáiอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaป่าbpàaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเป็นbpenแหล่งอาศัยlɛ̀ng-aa-sǎiสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์sàtหายากhǎa-yâakหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
The guide explained that this forest is a crucial habitat for many rare animals.
We walked into a tropical rainforest where the trees were densely packed.
ระหว่างrá-wàangสำรวจsǎm-rùuatป่าฝนbpàa-fǒnเราraoเห็นhěnเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanพันกันpan-ganหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nและlɛ́พื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinชื้นchʉ́ʉnตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
While exploring the rainforest, we saw tangled, thick vines and constantly damp ground.
ไกด์gáiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaป่าbpàaแถบนี้tɛ̀ɛp-níiมีmiiพืชพรรณpʉ̂ʉt-panทึบtʉ́pมากmâakจนjonแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtแทบtɛ̂ɛpส่องsɔ̀ɔngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The guide said the forest in this area has such dense vegetation that sunlight barely reaches the ground.
เสียงsǐiangแมลงmá-lɛɛngและlɛ́นกnókในnaiป่าเขตร้อนbpàa-kèet-rɔ́ɔnดังdangต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเรือนยอดrʉʉan-yɔ̂ɔtที่tîiทึบtʉ́pจนjonเกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenชั้นchánพืชpʉ̂ʉtหลากlàakระดับrá-dàp
The sounds of insects and birds in the tropical forest continued amid canopies so thick they formed multiple layers of vegetation.
2NounB1
the wild; wilderness
uncultivated, remote natural land away from settlements and farms
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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That house is deep in the wilds, far from the village.
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เส้นทางsên-taangนี้níiพาpaaเราraoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakทุ่งนาtûng-naaเข้าสู่kâo-sùuป่าbpàaที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiคนkonอาศัยaa-sǎi
This path leads us from the fields into untamed land where no one lives.
นักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangกางเต็นท์gaang-dténในnaiป่าbpàaห่างไกลhàang-glaiเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakหลีกหนีlìik-nǐiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiในเมืองnai-mʉʉang
The traveler camped in remote wildland to escape the chaos of the city.
พื้นที่ป่าpʉ́ʉn-tîi-bpàaทุรกันดารtú-rá-gan-daanแถบtɛ̀ɛpนั้นnánแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiสัญญาณโทรศัพท์sǎn-yaan-too-rá-sàpทำให้tam-hâiการติดต่อgaan-dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâak
The rugged wilderness in that area has almost no phone signal, making it difficult to call for help.
3AdjectiveB2
wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
Living or growing naturally rather than domesticated or cultivated; also describing undeveloped natural land.
Examples
หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)ปล่อยbplɔ̀iปล่อยbplɔ̀i1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] emit; discharge4[to] release (media/info)5[to] neglect; let [sth] slideรกร้างrók-ráangรกร้างrók-ráang1deserted; abandoned (place)2overgrown; neglected (land)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedไม่ได้mâi-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)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkvegetable plot; vegetable bedเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm1same as before; unchanged2as before; as usual
Behind the house has been left unattended until it’s overgrown and wild; we no longer have the vegetable plots.
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เจ้าของที่ดินjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-tîi-dinยังyangไม่mâiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiจึงjʉngดูduuป่าbpàaและlɛ́เดินdəənลำบากlam-bàakในnaiหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn
The landowner hasn’t developed the area, so it looks overgrown and is hard to walk through during the rainy season.
คณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanสำรวจพื้นที่sǎm-rùuat-pʉ́ʉn-tîiป่ารกbpàa-rókริมคลองrim-klɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənความเหมาะสมkwaam-mɔ̀-sǒmในnaiการทำgaan-tamสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
The working group surveyed the overgrown area along the canal to assess its suitability for a public park.
ถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níiทอดผ่านtɔ̂ɔt-pàanที่tîiรกร้างrók-ráangป่าชัฏbpàa-chátทำให้tam-hâiทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiแคบkɛ̂ɛpและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wang
This road passes through overgrown, bushy land, resulting in limited visibility and requiring caution.
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
bpàa
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 | — | — |