ป่าทึบ
bpàa-tʉ́pMeaning
1NounB1
dense forest; jungle
a forest with very thick growth of trees and plants, making it difficult to pass through.
Examples
การเดินgaan-dəənการเดินgaan-dəən1walking; the act of walking2gaitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pdense forest; jungleมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Walking in a dense forest is very difficult.
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เราraoหลงทางlǒng-taangอยู่ในyùu-naiป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pนานnaanหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongกว่าจะgwàa-jàหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkเจอjəə
We were lost in the dense forest for many hours before we found our way out.
สัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuในnaiป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pเพราะprɔ́มีmiiที่หลบภัยtîi-lòp-paiและlɛ́หาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Many kinds of wild animals live in dense forests because they have shelter and can easily find food.
คณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiมีดmîitขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถางtǎangทางtaangเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีใครmii-kraiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
The expedition team had to use large machetes to clear a path into the dense forest where no one had ever been before.
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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ทึบtʉ́pทึบtʉ́p1opaque; not letting light through2dense; thick3solid; unbroken (of a line)4stuffy; poorly ventilated5dull; slow to understand6dull; muffled (of sound)opaque; not letting light throughPart 2
ป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pdense forest; jungledense forest; jungleWord