ป้าสม
bpâa-sǒmMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Aunt Som (name/title)
A respectful way to refer to or address a woman named Som who is significantly older than the speaker, roughly of one's parents' generation. Literally “Aunt Som”.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ป้าสมbpâa-sǒmป้าสมbpâa-sǒmAunt Som (name/title)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is Aunt Som.
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I will take this stuff to Aunt Som's house in a bit.
Aunt Som runs a grocery store at the entrance of the alley.
ป้าสมbpâa sŏmเป็นbpenเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanที่têeใจjaiดีมากdee mâakตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkท่านtâanมักจะmák jàทำtamขนมkà-nŏmมาmaaแบ่งbàengให้hâiเสมอsà-mĕr
Aunt Som is a very kind neighbor. When I was a child, she would often make snacks to share.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)aunt (older sister of father or mother)Part 1
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สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 2
ป้าสมbpâa-sǒmป้าสมbpâa-sǒmAunt Som (name/title)Aunt Som (name/title)Word