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pàaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] split; cut open
To cut something apart or open it, often lengthwise or down the middle.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)มะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔมะละกอmá-lá-gɔɔ1papaya (fruit)2papaya treeออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔng[to] split in two; become twoส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)
Mom used a knife to cut the papaya open into two parts.
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The craftsman split the log lengthwise to make boards.
He slit the fish open along the belly and removed the guts before grilling.
เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaสุกsùkทั่วถึงtûua-tʉ̌ngให้hâiผ่าpàaชิ้นเนื้อchín-nʉ́ʉaออกɔ̀ɔkตรงกลางdtrong-glaangแล้วlɛ́ɛoกางออกgaang-ɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉa
To ensure the meat cooks evenly, cut it open down the middle and butterfly it.
2VerbB2
[to] perform surgery; operate on
To perform a surgical operation by cutting into the body for medical treatment.
Examples
คุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔคุณหมอkun-mɔ̌ɔdoctor (polite address)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsที่จะtîi-jàที่จะtîi-jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtผ่าตัดpàa-dtàt1[to] operate (surgically)2surgery; operationไส้ติ่งsâi-dtìngไส้ติ่งsâi-dtìng1appendix (organ)2appendicitis (elliptical use)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)อย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat1thoroughly; in detail; meticulously2finely; into very small pieces
The doctor explained the appendectomy procedure in detail to the family.
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หลังlǎngอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngถูกtùukผ่าpàaเอาaoกระดูกgrà-dùukที่tîiแตกdtɛ̀ɛkไปbpaiจัดjàtเข้าที่kâo-tîiในnaiห้องผ่าตัดhɔ̂ng-pàa-dtàt
After the accident, he had to undergo surgery to set the fractured bones in the operating room.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtแบบbɛ̀ɛpส่องกล้องsɔ̀ɔng-glɔ̂ngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótบาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛและlɛ́ให้hâiฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
The doctors decided on a laparoscopic operation to minimize wounds and speed up recovery.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiถูกtùukนัดnátผ่าpàaเปลี่ยนbplìianลิ้นหัวใจlín-hǔua-jaiโดยdooiต้องdtɔ̂ngงดอาหารngót-aa-hǎanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtและlɛ́เซ็นsenยินยอมyin-yɔɔm
The patient is scheduled for heart valve replacement surgery, with pre-operative fasting and consent required.
3VerbB2
[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)
To move or force a way through or across a space, line, or crowd.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toผ่าฝูงpàa-fǔungผ่าฝูงpàa-fǔung[to] push through a crowd; [to] force one’s wayชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tiiหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tiifront of the stageเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk1exit2solution; way out
He had to push through the crowd in front of the stage to find an exit.
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รถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanเปิดbpə̀ətไซเรนsai-reenแล้วlɛ́ɛoผ่าpàaรถrótที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuบนbonถนนtà-nǒnไปbpaiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The ambulance turned on its siren and carefully forced its way through the cars stuck on the road.
นักวิ่งnák-wîngมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipผ่ากระแสpàa-grà-sɛ̌ɛคนดูkon-duuที่tîiแน่นขนัดnɛ̂n-kà-nàtเข้าเส้นชัยkâo-sên-chaiได้dâaiตามdtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The professional runner pushed through the dense crowd of spectators and reached the finish line as planned.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiความนิ่งkwaam-nîngและlɛ́มารยาทmaa-rá-yâatผ่าpàaคิวkiuที่tîiยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngโดยdooiไม่mâiก่อgɔ̀ɔความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛng
He used composure and politeness to make his way through the chaotic line without causing conflict.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |