พยาบาล
pá-yaa-baanMeanings
1NounA2
nurse
a trained professional whose job is to care for sick or injured people
Examples
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick person
Nurses work in hospitals and take care of patients.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanตรวจแผลdtrùuat-plɛ̌ɛให้hâiฉันchǎnและlɛ́บอกbɔ̀ɔkวิธีwí-tiiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àat
Yesterday the nurse checked my wound and told me how to clean it.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanจะพาjà paaฉันchănไปbpaiเอ็กซเรย์ék-sà-rayและláeอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân dton
Tomorrow the nurse will take me for an X-ray and explain the procedure.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanประจำbprà-jamห้องฉุกเฉินhɔ̂ng-chùk-chə̌ənต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเร็วreoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpหลายรายlǎai-raaiพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
Emergency room nurses must make quick decisions to care for multiple injured people at once.
2VerbB1
[to] nurse; [to] care for
to look after and treat someone who is sick or injured
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นไข้bpen-kâiเป็นไข้bpen-kâi[to] have a fever; be feverishทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
The mother nursed her feverish child all night.
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หลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพ่อpɔ̂ɔอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítจนjonแผลplɛ̌ɛหายดีhǎai-dii
After the surgery, he had to care for his father closely until the wound healed.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkเราraoผลัดกันplàt-ganพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanจนjonเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂n
While our friend was seriously ill, we took turns nursing him until he began to regain strength.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkกลุ่มglùmนี้níiพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpด้วยdûuaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnปลอดเชื้อbplɔ̀ɔt-chʉ́ʉaและlɛ́ติดตามdtìt-dtaamอาการaa-gaanอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
This volunteer group treats the injured using sterile procedures and monitors their conditions systematically.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พยาบาล said พะ-ยา-บาล?
pá-yaa-baan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |