ป่าย
bpàaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] fling; swing; wave [sth] about
to fling or swing something, especially the arms (as in ป่ายแขน), around in a loose or wild way; to wave about.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningป่ายbpàaiป่ายbpàai1[to] fling; swing; wave [sth] about2[to] clamber; scramble upแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสบายอารมณ์sà-baai-aa-romสบายอารมณ์sà-baai-aa-rom1relaxed; in a good mood; carefree2mellow; soothing; easygoing (tone/style)
He walked, swinging his arms back and forth in a relaxed mood.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkวิ่งเล่นwîng lênแล้วก็láeo gâwป่ายbpàaiแขนkăaenใส่sàiกันganอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năan
The kids ran around and playfully swung their arms at each other.
ด้วยdûuaiความโมโหkwaam-moo-hǒoเขาkǎoป่ายbpàaiมือmʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaจนjonของkɔ̌ɔngบนbonโต๊ะdtóตกกระจายdtòk-grà-jaai
In a fit of rage, he flung his hands about wildly, knocking things off the table.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngป่ายbpàaiแขนkɛ̌ɛnและlɛ́เคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiร่างกายrâang-gaaiอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kปลดปล่อยbplòt-bplɔ̀i
The performer swung their arms and moved their body freely to convey a feeling of liberation.
2VerbB2
[to] clamber; scramble up
to climb with effort using hands and feet, such as on rocks or trees; to clamber or scramble up (very commonly used in the compound verb ปีนป่ายปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàai[to] climb; scramble).
Examples
ลิงlingลิงling1monkey2playful/mischievous person (figurative)ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàaiปีนป่ายbpiin-bpàai[to] climb; scrambleไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
That troop of monkeys likes to scramble along the tree branches quickly.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpไปbpaiเล่นlênปีนป่ายbpeen bpàaiเครื่องเล่นkrêuuang lênที่têeสนามเด็กเล่นsà-năam dèk lên
Children love to go play and clamber on the playground equipment.
การgaanจะjàขึ้นไปถึงkʉ̂n-bpai-tʉ̌ngยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoนั้นnánนักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàการปีนgaan-bpiinป่ายbpàaiผ่านpàanโขดหินkòot-hǐnที่tîiสูงชันsǔung-chan
To reach the summit, the climbers had to use their scrambling skills to get past steep rock formations.
แม้máeจะไม่มีjà mâi meeบันไดban-daiแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatป่ายbpàaiกำแพงอิฐgam-paeng ìtเก่าๆgào gàoนั้นnánขึ้นไปkêun bpaiได้dâiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûeng
Even without a ladder, he was able to scramble up that old brick wall impressively.
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
bpàai
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 | — | — |