พลัด
plátMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be separated; get split up
To become separated from a person or group unintentionally (often through chance or confusion).
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พลัดplátพลัดplát1[to] be separated; get split up2[to] fall; fall off; dropกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
Yesterday I got separated from my friend at the market because it was very crowded.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangพาpaaเด็กๆdèk dèkไปbpaiทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săaเด็กdèkคนหนึ่งkon nèungพลัดplátจากjàakกลุ่มglùmเพราะpráwมัวmuuaดูdooของเล่นkŏng lên
During the field trip, one child became separated from the group because he was busy looking at toys.
หลังlǎngคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเลิกlə̂əkฉันchǎnพลัดplátกับgàpพี่ชายpîi-chaaiกลางglaangฝูงชนfǔung-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngโทรหาtoo-hǎaกันganถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเจอjəə
After the concert ended, I got separated from my brother in the crowd and we had to call each other to meet up.
ตอนdtɔɔnเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetโกลาหลgoo-laa-hǒnในnaiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiหลายคนlǎai-konพลัดplátจากjàakเพื่อนร่วมทางpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-taangโดยไม่ตั้งใจdooi-mâi-dtâng-jaiและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngนัดพบnát-pópใหม่màiที่tîiทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk
During the chaos at the train station, many people unintentionally became separated from their travel companions and had to arrange to meet again at the exit.
2VerbB1
[to] fall; fall off; drop
To fall or drop from a place or position, especially accidentally.
Examples
ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageพลัดplátพลัดplát1[to] be separated; get split up2[to] fall; fall off; dropไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
The leaf drifted with the wind over the fence.
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รองเท้าแตะrɔɔng-táao-dtɛ̀ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoพลัดplátหลุดlùtแล้วlɛ́ɛoลอยlɔɔiไปตามbpai-dtaamน้ำnáamในnaiคลองklɔɔng
His flip-flop came off and was swept away by the canal water.
ลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongเผลอplə̌əหลุดมือlùt-mʉʉแล้วlɛ́ɛoพลัดหายplát-hǎaiไปตามbpai-dtaamลมlomขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
The balloon slipped from the hand and drifted away with the wind into the sky.
หลังlǎngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkซุงsungหลายlǎaiท่อนtɔ̂nพลัดplátจากjàakตลิ่งdtà-lìngและlɛ́ถูกtùukกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamเชี่ยวchîiaoพัดpátห่างhàangออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
After the heavy rain, several logs fell from the bank and were carried far away by the swift current.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plát
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 | — | — |