ผ้าแพร

pâa-prɛɛ

Meaning

1NounA2

satin; glossy silk-like fabric

a smooth, shiny cloth, often made of silk or synthetic fibers.

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.ผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛsatin; glossy silk-like fabric
This is silk fabric.
3 more examples
เธอtəəใส่sàiชุดchútที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛ
She is wearing a dress made of silk fabric.
ผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiนุ่มnûmและlɛ́เงาngaoมากmâak
This piece of silk fabric is very soft and shiny.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngสูงศักดิ์sǔung-sàkมักจะmák-jàสวมใส่sǔuam-sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiตัดเย็บdtàt-yépจากjàakผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛเนื้อดีnʉ́ʉa-dii
In the old days, noblewomen often wore clothes tailored from fine silk fabric.

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

  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——

Word Breakdown

ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)cloth; fabric; textilePart 1
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แพรprɛɛแพรprɛɛsilk; fine smooth fabric; silk clothsilk; fine smooth fabric; silk clothPart 2
ผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛsatin; glossy silk-like fabricsatin; glossy silk-like fabricWord

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