ผา(păa)
Meanings
1NounB1
cliff; precipice
A high, steep rock face or escarpment.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินไปdern bpaiเดินไปdern bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughผาpăaผาpăa1cliff; precipice2prefix in place names; element meaning 'cliff'สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตั้งตระหง่านdtâng dtrà-ngàanตั้งตระหง่านdtâng dtrà-ngàan1[to] tower; stand tall and imposing2towering; imposing (used before a noun)อยู่เหนือyòo nĕuuaอยู่เหนือyòo nĕuua1[to] be above/over [sth]2[to] be north of [somewhere]; be in the North3[to] be above/beyond [sth] (figurative)ทะเลสาบtá-lay sàapทะเลสาบtá-lay sàaplake
We walked to a high cliff towering over the lake.
2NounB2
prefix in place names; element meaning 'cliff'
Used as a formative in geographic names to denote a cliff or rocky outcrop (e.g., ผาหมี, ผานกแอ่น); not a productive standalone prefix class.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นprá aa-tít kûenพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นprá aa-tít kûen1sunrise; sunup2[to] rise (of the sun)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผาpăaผาpăa1cliff; precipice2prefix in place names; element meaning 'cliff'นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)แอ่นàenแอ่นàen1[to] arch; bend outward; protrude2arched; curved outwardในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan hàeng châatอุทยานแห่งชาติùt-tá-yaan hàeng châat1national park2National Park (official designation)
Tomorrow we will watch the sunrise at Pha Nok Aen in the national park.