พะ
páMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)
to be weighed down or encumbered by carrying many or heavy things; to be burdened with [sth]
Examples
เขาแบกkăo bàekกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangsuitcase; travel bagหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeพะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck onเต็มตัวdtem dtuuaเต็มตัวdtem dtuua1fully; [as] full-fledged2full-length; covering the whole bodyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
He was burdened with many suitcases, making it hard to walk.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaพะpáถุงtǔngของสดkɔ̌ɔng-sòtและlɛ́ผักผลไม้pàk-pǒn-lá-máaiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถเมล์rót-meeอย่างyàangทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-lee
The vendor was weighed down with bags of fresh goods and fruits and struggled onto the bus.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaพะpáงานเอกสารngaan-èek-gà-sǎanกองgɔɔngโตdtooและlɛ́ภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtจิปาถะjì-bpaa-tàจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaพักpákหายใจhǎai-jai
The boss was encumbered with piles of paperwork and miscellaneous tasks to the point of barely having time to breathe.
เขาkǎoพะpáหนี้สินnîi-sǐnและlɛ́ภาระpaa-ráครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngรับrápงานเสริมngaan-sə̌əmแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láa
He is burdened with debt and family responsibilities, so he has to take extra jobs despite being exhausted.
2VerbC1
[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on
to cling or hang onto something, or to be stuck onto something, often loosely or awkwardly
Examples
เข็มกลัดkĕm glàtเข็มกลัดkĕm glàt1brooch; pin2safety pin; pinหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds5[to] disconnect; lose connection6[to] drop out; be left outแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuname tag; nameplateเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedพะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck onอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuuashirt; top; jacketแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)หลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuam1loose; not tight2roughly; not strictly3lax; not strict
The pin came loose, so the name tag is hanging onto the shirt loosely.
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กระดาษโน้ตgrà-dàat-nóotพะpáอยู่yùuปลายbplaaiจอjɔɔคอมkɔmเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàร่วงrûuangแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangติดอยู่dtìt-yùuนิดเดียวnít-diiao
A sticky note is clinging to the edge of the monitor, looking like it will fall but still barely attached.
ซองจดหมายsɔɔng-jòt-mǎaiเก่าgàoพะpáอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiตู้dtûuด้วยdûuaiเทปtêepที่tîiเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâapราวกับraao-gàpรอวันrɔɔ-wanหลุดร่วงlùt-rûuangตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
An old envelope is stuck under the cabinet with degraded tape, as if waiting to drop with time.
โคมกระดาษkohm grà-dàatผูกpòokกับgàpขื่อบ้านkèu bâanอย่างyàangเก้ๆgây gâyกังๆgang gangทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeลมlomพัดpátก็gâwดีดตัวdèet dtuuaสั่นไหวsàn wăiจนjonหวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoว่าwâaจะjàหลุดlùt
The paper lantern clings awkwardly to the beam; every time the wind blows, it quivers so much that you fear it will come off.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |