พัดไล่
pát-lâiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fan away; [to] drive away by fanning; [to] waft away
to wave or fan to drive something away, such as insects, smoke, heat, or smell
Examples
ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultพัดมาpát-maaพัดมาpát-maa[to] blow towardsพัดไล่pát-lâiพัดไล่pát-lâi[to] fan away; [to] drive away by fanning; [to] waft awayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
There are so many mosquitoes, I need to use a fan to wave them away.
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ตอนdtɔɔnย่างyâangหมูmǔuควันkwanโขมงkà-mǒongเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiเอาaoพัดpátพัดpátไล่ควันlâi-kwanไม่ให้mâi-hâiเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan
When grilling pork, the smoke was billowing, so I had to keep fanning to drive the smoke away from the house.
เธอtəəเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้cháiแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmพัดไล่pát-lâiกลิ่นทุเรียนglìn-tú-riianออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaan
She opened the window and used a file folder to fan the durian smell out of the office.
ถึงจะtĕung jàร้อนอบอ้าวrón òp âaoเขาkăoก็gâwนั่งnângนิ่งๆnîng-nîngใช้cháiเพียงpiiangพัดpátกระดาษgrà-dàatพัดไล่pát lâiความร้อนระอุkwaam rón rá-ùไปbpaiอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa
Even though it was sweltering hot, he sat still, using only a paper fan to slowly wave away the intense heat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pát
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry along[to] blow; [to] fanPart 1
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ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 2
พัดไล่pát-lâiพัดไล่pát-lâi[to] fan away; [to] drive away by fanning; [to] waft away[to] fan away; [to] drive away by fanning; [to] waft awayWord