พับ
pápMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] fold; fold up; turn down
to bend or turn something over onto itself; to make folds (e.g., paper, clothes, furniture); to turn down (e.g., a shirt collar)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ตู้dtûuตู้dtûu1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3CL: ตู้4box; enclosure (equipment)5booth; kiosk6locker
I fold the shirt and put it in the closet.
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Yesterday mom taught me to fold paper into a boat.
He folded the shirt collar down to make it neat.
Please fold the blanket into four layers and place it at the end of the bed.
After using it, please fold the chair down for storage.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rótเขาkǎoพับจักรยานpáp-jàk-grà-yaanให้hâiเล็กลงlék-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiท้ายtáaiรถrót
Before getting in the car, he folded the bicycle down to make it smaller and put it in the trunk.
โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpรุ่นrûnนี้níiพับpápครึ่งkrʉ̂ngได้dâaiพกpókใส่sàiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกางเกงgaang-geengได้dâaiสบายsà-baai
This phone can fold in half, making it easy to carry in a pants pocket.
ช่างchângสาธิตsǎa-títวิธีwí-tiiพับpápเวทีwee-tiiแบบพกพาbɛ̀ɛp-pók-paaให้hâiแบนราบbɛɛn-râapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขนย้ายkǒn-yáaiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The technician demonstrated how to fold the portable stage flat so it can be safely loaded onto a truck.
2NounB1
folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)
a length of cloth folded back and forth into a bundle or bolt
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เมตรméetเมตรméetmetre; meter (unit of length)
This shop sells fabric by the bolt, not by the meter.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaiมาmaaทั้งtángพับpápเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamผ้าม่านpâa-mâanให้hâiทุกtúkห้องhɔ̂ng
Mom bought a whole bolt of cotton fabric to make curtains for every room.
ผ้าpâaที่tîiส่งsòngมาจากmaa-jàakโรงงานroong-ngaanยังyangเป็นbpenพับpápอยู่yùuต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดdtàtแบ่งbɛ̀ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiเย็บyép
The fabric delivered from the factory is still in bolts and must be cut into pieces before sewing.
แม้mɛ́ɛการซื้อgaan-sʉ́ʉผ้ายกpâa-yókพับpápจะjàถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคิดkítราคาraa-kaaต่อdtɔ̀ɔเมตรméetแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อาจàatไม่mâiคุ้มkúmถ้าtâaใช้cháiไม่mâiหมดmòt
Although buying fabric by the whole bolt is cheaper per meter, it may not be worth it if you cannot use it all.
3VerbB2
[to] call off; cancel (informal)
to cancel or abort a plan, event, or activity (colloquial Thai usage)
Examples
ฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maaฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maa[to] rain heavilyไม่หยุดmâi-yùtไม่หยุดmâi-yùt1[to] not stop; keep going2non-stop; without stoppingงานวิ่งngaan-wîngงานวิ่งngaan-wîngrunning event; raceพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserveต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothแผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)
With the nonstop rain, we’ll probably have to cancel tomorrow’s run.
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งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanไม่พอmâi-pɔɔผู้pûuจัดเลยjàt-ləəiประกาศbprà-gàatพับpápโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The budget isn’t enough, so the organizers announced they would put the project on hold.
เห็นhěnสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnเราraoเลยləəiพับpápงานเปิดตัวสินค้าngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuua-sǐn-káaไว้wáiจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàชัดเจนchát-jeen
Seeing the uncertainty of the situation, we decided to abort the product launch until things are clearer.
พอpɔɔผู้สนับสนุนpûu-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaทีมtiimก็gɔ̂จำใจjam-jaiพับpápทัวร์tuuaคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətทั้งtángฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
Once the sponsors pulled out, the team had no choice but to cancel the entire concert tour season.
4ClassifierB2
classifier: folded bolts or bundles of cloth
a classifier for lengths of cloth folded into bolts or bundles, as in ผ้าหนึ่งพับ
Examples
กระโปรงนักเรียนgrà-bproong-nák-riianกระโปรงนักเรียนgrà-bproong-nák-riianschool skirt (uniform)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoห้าhâaห้าhâafive (number)พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothดูเรียบร้อยduu-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiดูเรียบร้อยduu-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi[to] look neat/tidy (of [sb]/[sth]); [to] seem polite/modest (of [sb])และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaanเป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaan1official; formal2officially; formally
This school skirt has five pleats; it looks neat and formal.
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เวลาwee-laaทำtamกระดาษพับดาวgrà-dàat-páp-daaoเขาkǎoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiใช้cháiกระดาษgrà-dàatหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเส้นsênต่อdtɔ̀ɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngพับpáp
When making paper stars, they tell you to use one strip of paper per fold.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanนับnápจำนวนjam-nuuanพับpápของkɔ̌ɔngผ้าม่านpâa-mâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเช็กchékว่าwâaช่างเย็บchâng-yépตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpที่tîiกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wáiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The housekeeper counts the curtain pleats to check whether the tailor followed the specified design.
ดีไซเนอร์dii-sai-nə̂əระบุrá-bùในnaiแบบว่าbɛ̀ɛp-wâaให้hâiใส่sàiพับถี่páp-tìiสลับsà-làpพับpápห่างhàangโดยdooiกำหนดgam-nòtระยะห่างrá-yá-hàangระหว่างrá-wàangแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láพับpápอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
The designer specifies in the pattern to alternate tight pleats with wide ones, clearly defining the spacing between each fold.
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 vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
páp
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 | — | — |