พะ(pá)

Meanings

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 bàekเขาแบกkăo bàek[to] shoulder (responsibility); [to] bear (a burden)กระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangกระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangsuitcase; travel bagหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalพะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on3bound morpheme/prefix in set wordsเต็มตัวdtem dtuuaเต็มตัวdtem dtuua1fully; [as] full-fledged2full-length; covering the whole bodyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ลำบากlam-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.
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; out of bounds; out of placeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuname tag; nameplateเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on3bound morpheme/prefix in set wordsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuam1loose; not tight2roughly; not strictly3lax; not strict
The pin came loose, so the name tag is hanging onto the shirt loosely.
3NounC2

bound morpheme/prefix in set words

a bound element occurring in certain fixed words or names (e.g., พะวงพะวงpá-wong1worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])2[to] worry (about [sth]); be preoccupied (with [sth]), พะเนียงพะเนียงpá-niiangfirework; skyrocket; explosive charge, พะยอมพะยอมpá-yomwhite meranti; Shorea roxburghii); not a productive prefix in modern use

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)พะpáพะpá1[to] be burdened/loaded down (with)2[to] hang on; cling on; be stuck on3bound morpheme/prefix in set wordsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toปรากฏbpraa-gòtปรากฏbpraa-gòt1[to] appear; emerge; become visible2[to] turn out; be revealed; prove to be3apparent; evident (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำประสมkam bprà-sŏmคำประสมkam bprà-sŏmcompound wordแบบตายตัวbàep dtaai dtuuaแบบตายตัวbàep dtaai dtuua1fixed; rigid; inflexible2fixed pattern; set formulaเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)พะวงpá-wongพะวงpá-wong1worried; anxious; preoccupied (with [sth])2[to] worry (about [sth]); be preoccupied (with [sth])และláeและláeand (coordinating)พะเนียงpá-niiangพะเนียงpá-niiangfirework; skyrocket; explosive chargeโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi cháiไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi chái1to not use; didn’t use2didn’t get to use; couldn’t use3unused; not in useเติมdtermเติมdterm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)คำใหม่kam màiคำใหม่kam mài1new word2neologism; newly coined termทั่วไปtûua bpaiทั่วไปtûua bpai1general; common2widespread; prevalent3public; for general access4generally; usually; in general
The Thai element ‘พะ’ often appears in fixed compound words like ‘พะวง’ and ‘พะเนียง’ and is not generally used to form new words.