ป่าหญ้า
bpàa-yâaMeaning
1NounB1
grassland; savanna
A large open area dominated by grasses, with few or scattered trees; grassland or savanna.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asม้าลายmáa laaiม้าลายmáa laai1zebra (animal)2zebra crossing3Juventus F.C. (informal)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าหญ้าbpàa yâaป่าหญ้าbpàa yâagrassland; savannaที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแอฟริกาáep-fà-rí-gaaแอฟริกาáep-fà-rí-gaaAfrica (continent)
I saw many zebras in the grasslands of Africa.
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛngป่าหญ้าbpàa-yâaที่tîiเคยkəəiเขียวขจีkǐiao-kà-jiiก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีน้ำตาลทองsǐi-nám-dtaan-tɔɔngสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamไปbpaiอีกìikแบบbɛ̀ɛp
When the dry season arrives, the once lush green grassland turns into a beautiful golden brown.
สิงโตsǐng-dtooกำลังgam-langซุ่มsûmรอrɔɔเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอยู่ในyùu-naiพงหญ้าpong-yâaสูงsǔungของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaหญ้าyâaสะวันนาsà-wan-naa
The lion is hiding, waiting for its prey in the tall grass of the savanna grassland.
ป่าหญ้าbpàa yâaอันanกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang yài pai-săanของkŏngเซsayเรนraynเกgayติdtìเป็นbpenระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanต่อdtòการอพยพgaan òp-pá-yópครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiของkŏngฝูงfǔngวิลเดอบีสต์win duh bèet
The vast grasslands of the Serengeti are a crucial ecosystem for the great wildebeest migration.
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; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)forest; woodlandPart 1
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ป่าหญ้าbpàa-yâaป่าหญ้าbpàa-yâagrassland; savannagrassland; savannaWord