พลา
plaaMeaning
1NounC1
troops; soldiery (literary/archaic)
Troops or a body of soldiers; found in literary, poetic, or archaic contexts (e.g., พลารบ).
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commanderรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamรวบรวมrûuap-ruuam1[to] collect; gather2[to] compile; assemble3[to] muster; mobilizeพลาplaaพลาplaatroops; soldiery (literary/archaic)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀kออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀k[to] go to war; go into battleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)รุ่งสางrûng-sǎangรุ่งสางrûng-sǎangdawn; daybreak
The general gathered the troops to prepare for battle at dawn.
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The battle forces encamped by the river, awaiting the king’s orders.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเสียงsǐiangสังข์sǎngดังdangไกลglaiพลาplaaก็gɔ̂เคลื่อนพลklʉ̂ʉan-ponตามdtaamพิธีรีตองpí-tii-rii-dtɔɔngดุจดั่งdùt-dàngในnaiพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daan
As the conch sounded afar, the troops advanced with ceremonious order as in the chronicles.
กลองglongศึกsùekโหมฮึกหาญhŏm húk hăanปลุกbplùkพลาplaaให้hâiฮือheuฮ่นองnongหน้าnâaคับคั่งkáp kângดุจdùtคลื่นklêunคลี่klêeปะทะbpà-táฝั่งfàng
The war drums thundered bravely, rousing the troops to surge forth like waves crashing upon the shore.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
plaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |