ป่าชัฏ
bpàa-chátMeaning
1NounB2
dense scrub; thicket
a very dense, tangled area of wild vegetation or scrub that is difficult to pass through
Examples
ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)หายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าชัฏbpàa-chátป่าชัฏbpàa-chátdense scrub; thicketเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] push through; break through2[to] defy; go againstเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)
The path disappeared into the thicket; we had to use a knife to cut branches to get through.
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หมู่บ้านmòo bâanอยู่yòoหลังlăngป่าชัฏbpàa chátต้องdtôngอ้อมômไกลglaiเพราะpráwเข้าไปkâo bpaiตรงdtrongๆ-ไม่ได้mâi dâai
The village is beyond a dense thicket; we have to take a long detour because we can’t go straight through.
พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiขึ้นkʉ̂nชุกchúkจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenป่าชัฏbpàa-chátรถออฟโรดrót-ɔ́ɔp-rôotยังyangติดdtìtล้อlɔ́ɔและlɛ́ขยับkà-yàpแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The shrubs had grown so thick that it became a thicket; even the off-road vehicle got stuck and could barely move.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatเลือกเลี่ยงlʉ̂ʉak-lîiangป่าชัฏbpàa-chátเพราะprɔ́กอgɔɔไม้máaiรกรุงรังrók-rung-rangเกี่ยวgìiaoเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaและlɛ́บดบังทัศนวิสัยbòt-bang-tát-sà-ná-wí-sǎi
The explorers chose to avoid the thicket because the tangled vegetation snagged their clothes and obstructed visibility.
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
- 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedforest; woodlandPart 1
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ป่าชัฏbpàa-chátป่าชัฏbpàa-chátdense scrub; thicketdense scrub; thicketWord