พยัพ
pá-yápMeaning
1NounC1
(literary) cloud
a cloud; clouds collectively, in literary or poetic use
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ทะยานขึ้นtá-yaan-kʉ̂nทะยานขึ้นtá-yaan-kʉ̂n1[to] skyrocket; [to] surge (fig.)2[to] soar up; [to] climb rapidlyสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)พยัพpá-yápพยัพpá-yáp(literary) cloudเบื้องบนbʉ̂ʉang-bonเบื้องบนbʉ̂ʉang-bon1upper part; upper section (formal)2up above; on high3higher authorities; superiors4heaven; the divine
A large flock of birds soared up to the sky above.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองmɔɔngขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiบนbonยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnพยัพpá-yápลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaam
When looking up at the mountain peak, we can see the clouds floating prominently and beautifully.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngพยัพpá-yápที่tîiเปลี่ยนสีbplìian-sǐiไปตามbpai-dtaamแสงsɛ̌ɛngตะวันตกดินdtà-wan-dtòk-din
The poet described the beauty of the clouds that changed color according to the setting sun.
หมู่mùuวิหคwí-hòkโผบินpǒo-binเริงร่าrəəng-râaกลางglaangพยัพpá-yápกว้างgwâangไกลสุดลูกหูลูกตาglai-sùt-lûuk-hǔu-lûuk-dtaa
A flock of birds flew joyfully in the midst of the boundless, vast sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พยัพ said พะ-ยับ?
pá-yáp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |