พัลป์

pan

Meanings

1NounB2

pulp; soft plant mass

a soft, wet mass made by crushing plant material, especially wood pulp used for making paper or fruit pulp

Examples

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2NounC1

dental pulp

the soft inner tissue of a tooth containing nerves and blood vessels

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พัลป์ said พัน?

pan

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterป์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

pan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ป์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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