พาพระ
paa-práMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] escort or take a Buddhist monk [somewhere]
to take a Buddhist monk [somewhere], often for a religious ceremony; to escort a monk.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morningพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พาพระpaa-práพาพระpaa-prá[to] escort or take a Buddhist monk [somewhere]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
Tomorrow morning, Dad will take the monk to the hospital.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganขับรถkàp-rótพาพระpaa-práไปbpaiสวดมนต์sùuat-monที่บ้านtîi-bâanคนป่วยkon-bpùuai
The villagers helped drive the monks to the sick person's house to chant.
คุณยายkun-yaaiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiผมpǒmช่วยchûuaiพาpaaพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanที่tîiท่านtânนับถือnáp-tʉ̌ʉไปbpaiฉันchǎnเพลpeenที่บ้านtîi-bâanในnaiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
My grandmother asked me to help escort the venerable monk she respects to have his midday meal at her house on her birthday.
การgaanจะjàนิมนต์ní-monและlɛ́พาpaaพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngเก้าgâaoรูปrûupมาmaaเจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rəən-prá-pút-tá-monที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiการเตรียมการgaan-dtriiam-gaanและlɛ́ประสานงานbprà-sǎan-ngaanล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Inviting and escorting nine monks to chant blessings at the company requires good preparation and coordination in advance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 2
พาพระpaa-práพาพระpaa-prá[to] escort or take a Buddhist monk [somewhere][to] escort or take a Buddhist monk [somewhere]Word