ผ้า

pâa

Meanings

1NounA1

cloth; fabric; textile

material made by weaving, knitting, or otherwise forming fibers, used for clothing and other items

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)สีฟ้าsǐi-fáaสีฟ้าsǐi-fáa1light blue; sky blue (color)2light blue; sky-blueมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉaตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉa[to] tailor [clothes]; [to] sew [a garment]
Mom bought blue fabric to make a shirt.
3 more examples
ผ้าpâaนี้níiนุ่มnûmและlɛ́ใส่สบายsài-sà-baai
This fabric is soft and comfortable to wear.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiขายkǎaiผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaiลายดอกlaai-dɔ̀ɔkสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำtamกระโปรงgrà-bproong
This shop sells floral cotton fabric for making skirts.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakผ้าpâaเนื้อnʉ́ʉaหนาnǎaเพราะprɔ́ต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanเย็บyépผ้าคลุมโซฟาpâa-klum-soo-faa
She chose thick fabric because she wants to sew a sofa cover.
2NounA2

cloth item

a piece of cloth used for a purpose, such as a towel, rag, or washcloth

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)เช็ดchétเช็ดchét[to] wipe; dabมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เช็ดchétเช็ดchét[to] wipe; dabมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureล้างมือláang-mʉʉล้างมือláang-mʉʉ1[to] wash hands2[to] quit; [to] withdraw from [sth]
I use a hand towel to dry my hands after washing.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoหยิบyìpผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa-chét-nâaไปbpaiเช็ดchétเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉa
This morning he grabbed a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
แม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàใช้cháiผ้าpâaเก่าgàoเช็ดchétโต๊ะdtóให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเสิร์ฟsə̀əpอาหารaa-hǎan
Mom will use an old rag to wipe the table clean before serving food.
ก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnฉันchǎnแช่chɛ̂ɛผ้าเช็ดตัวpâa-chét-dtuuaไว้wáiเพราะprɔ́เลอะlə́ดินdinจากjàakการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai
Before bed I soaked the towel because it got dirty from exercising.
3ClassifierA2

classifier: ผืนผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse) (pieces of cloth); ม้วนม้วนmúuan1[to] roll (up); coil; curl2roll; coil (rolled item)3classifier: roll(s) of something (rolls); พับพับpáp1folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)2[to] fold; fold up; turn down3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of cloth (bolts)

Cloth takes ผืนผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse) for individual pieces, ม้วนม้วนmúuan1[to] roll (up); coil; curl2roll; coil (rolled item)3classifier: roll(s) of something for rolls, and พับพับpáp1folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)2[to] fold; fold up; turn down3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of cloth for folded bolts of fabric.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉaตัดเสื้อdtàt-sʉ̂ʉa[to] tailor [clothes]; [to] sew [a garment]
I bought one length of fabric to make a shirt.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiสองsɔ̌ɔngผ้าpâaราคาพิเศษraa-kaa-pí-sèetวันนี้wan-níi
The vendor said two bolts of silk fabric are on special today.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiขายkǎaiผ้าpâaลายดอกlaai-dɔ̀ɔkสามsǎamผืนpʉ̌ʉnราคาraa-kaaเท่ากันtâo-gan
This shop sells three lengths of floral fabric at the same price.
ช่างตัดเสื้อchâng-dtàt-sʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔผ้าpâaสี่sìiผ้าpâaสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำtamชุดสูทchút-sùutครบkrópชุดchút
The tailor requested four lengths of fabric to make a full suit.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

pâa

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1cloth; fabric; textile