ป่าเลน
bpàa-leenMeaning
1NounB2
mangrove forest
A forest of mangrove trees on muddy land along the coast or at a river mouth, where seawater regularly covers the ground.
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)น้ำลงnáam longน้ำลงnáam long1low tide; ebb tide2[to] ebb; recede (of tide/water)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asปูbpooปูbpoo1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)ๆ-เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โคลนklohnโคลนklohn1mud2[to] cloneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าเลนbpàa lenป่าเลนbpàa lenmangrove forest
At low tide, we saw small crabs walking on the mud in the mangrove forest.
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เราraoเดินไปdəən-bpaiตามdtaamทางเดินtaang-dəənไม้máaiในnaiป่าเลนbpàa-leenและlɛ́เห็นhěnรากrâakโกงกางgoong-gaangโผล่ขึ้นมาplòo-kʉ̂n-maaจากjàakโคลนkloon
We walked along a wooden boardwalk through the mangrove forest and saw mangrove roots sticking out of the mud.
ป่าเลนbpàa-leenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenปากแม่น้ำbpàak-mɛ̂ɛ-náamเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngอนุบาลสัตว์à-nú-baan-sàtน้ำnáamวัยอ่อนwai-ɔ̀ɔnจึงjʉngมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔอาชีพaa-chîipประมงbprà-mongของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonชายฝั่งchaai-fàng
The mangrove forest at the river mouth serves as a nursery for young aquatic animals, making it important to the fishing livelihoods of coastal communities.
หากhàakป่าเลนbpàa-leenถูกtùukถางtǎangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamบ่อbɔ̀ɔกุ้งgûngชายฝั่งchaai-fàngอาจàatถูกtùukคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnกัดเซาะgàt-sɔ́รุนแรงขึ้นrun-rɛɛng-kʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiแนวต้นไม้nɛɛo-dtôn-máaiช่วยchûuaiลดแรงlót-rɛɛngคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn
If the mangrove forest is cleared for shrimp ponds, coastal erosion may become more severe because there is no belt of trees to reduce the force of the waves.
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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ป่าเลนbpàa-leenป่าเลนbpàa-leenmangrove forestmangrove forestWord