ป่าช้า
bpàa-cháaMeaning
1NounB1
cemetery; graveyard
a place where dead people are buried; a cemetery or graveyard.
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulการเดินgaan dernการเดินgaan dern1walking; the act of walking2gaitผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughป่าช้าbpàa cháaป่าช้าbpàa cháacemetery; graveyardตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
When I was young, I was scared of walking past the cemetery at night.
3 more examplesShow less
ทุกปีtúk-bpiiในnaiวันwanเช็งเม้งcheng-méengครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoจะjàไปbpaiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatหลุมlǔmศพsòpที่tîiป่าช้าbpàa-cháa
Every year during the Qingming Festival, our family goes to clean the graves at the cemetery.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเล่าlâoว่าwâaป่าช้าbpàa-cháaเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛหลังlǎngวัดwátมีmiiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiวังเวงwang-weengและlɛ́น่ากลัวnâa-gluua
The villagers say that the old cemetery behind the temple has a desolate and scary atmosphere.
มีmiiเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoสืบต่อกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maaว่าwâaป่าช้าbpàa-cháaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเคยkəəiเป็นbpenสนามรบsà-nǎam-rópในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan
There's a story passed down that this cemetery was once a battlefield in ancient times.
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
+
ป่าช้าbpàa-cháaป่าช้าbpàa-cháacemetery; graveyardcemetery; graveyardWord