ป่าไผ่
bpàa-pàiMeaning
1NounB1
bamboo forest
A forest or large area of land where bamboo grows.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมีแพนด้าmǐi-pɛɛn-dâaหมีแพนด้าmǐi-pɛɛn-dâagiant pandaกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกินใบgin-baiกินใบgin-bai[to] eat leaves; feed on leavesไผ่pàiไผ่pài1bamboo2Phai (given name/nickname)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ป่าไผ่bpàa-pàiป่าไผ่bpàa-pàibamboo forest
Yesterday I saw a panda eating bamboo leaves in a bamboo forest.
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เสียงลมพัดsǐiang-lom-pátผ่านpàanป่าไผ่bpàa-pàiทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́ผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiมากmâak
The sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo forest feels very calm and relaxing.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าไผ่bpàa-pàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตัดdtàtหน่อไม้nɔ̀ɔ-máaiมาmaaทำtamอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yen
The villagers went into the bamboo forest to cut bamboo shoots for dinner.
เส้นทางsên-taangสู่sùuน้ำตกnáam-dtòkนั้นnánลัดเลาะlát-lɔ́ผ่านpàanป่าไผ่bpàa-pàiอันanหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pซึ่งsʉ̂ngสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiลึกลับlʉ́k-lápให้กับhâi-gàpนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taang
The path to the waterfall winds through a dense bamboo forest, which creates a mysterious atmosphere for travelers.
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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ป่าไผ่bpàa-pàiป่าไผ่bpàa-pàibamboo forestbamboo forestWord