พับตัว
páp-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] fold oneself; curl up
To bend or fold one’s body inward, such as crouching, hunching, tucking in limbs, or doubling over (e.g., from pain or cold).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔngปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพับตัวpáp-dtuuaพับตัวpáp-dtuua[to] fold oneself; curl upลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couch
He had such severe stomach pain that he had to double over and lie down on the sofa.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkพับตัวpáp dtuuaด้วยdûuayความkwaamหนาวnăaoขณะkà-nàยืนรอyeun rorรถrótโรงเรียนrong rianตอนเช้าdton cháao
The children hunched over from the cold while waiting for the school bus in the morning.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaกระโดดน้ำgrà-dòot-náamต้องdtɔ̂ngฝึกfʉ̀kพับตัวpáp-dtuuaกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàatให้hâiเล็กlékที่สุดtîi-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótแรงต้านrɛɛng-dtâanของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำnáam
Divers must practice tucking their bodies as small as possible in mid-air to reduce water resistance.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnทหารtá-hǎanก็gɔ̂รีบrîipพับตัวpáp-dtuuaลงlongต่ำdtàmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaที่กำบังtîi-gam-bang
As soon as they heard the gunshot, the soldiers quickly crouched down low to find cover.
เมื่อmêuuaมีmeeคนkonไปbpaiแตะdtàeโดนdohnใบbaiไมmaiยyราบrâapมันmanจะjàพับตัวpáp dtuuaเข้าหากันkâo hăa ganทันทีtan tee
When someone touches the leaves of a sensitive plant, they immediately fold inward.
ตัวนิ่มdtuua-nîmจะjàพับตัวpáp-dtuuaเป็นbpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔnกลมglomเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกถึงrúu-sʉ̀k-tʉ̌ngอันตรายan-dtà-raai
A pangolin will roll itself into a ball when it senses danger.
หนวดnùuatของkɔ̌ɔngดอกไม้ทะเลdɔ̀ɔk-máai-tá-leeสามารถsǎa-mâatพับตัวpáp-dtuuaและlɛ́หดกลับhòt-glàpเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiลำตัวlam-dtuuaได้dâaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
A sea anemone's tentacles can fold and retract back into its body quickly.
แมลงmá-laengบางชนิดbaang chá-nítมีmeeกลไกgon gaiป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaโดยdoiการพับตัวgaan páp dtuuaนิ่งๆnîng-nîngเพื่อpêuuaแกล้งทำเป็นglâeng tam bpenตายdtaai
Some insects have a defense mechanism of folding their bodies and staying still to play dead.
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 -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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of cloth[to] fold; fold up; turn downPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
พับตัวpáp-dtuuaพับตัวpáp-dtuua[to] fold oneself; curl up[to] fold oneself; curl upWord