พายป์
paaiMeaning
1NounB1
smoking pipe
a small device with a bowl and a stem used for smoking, typically tobacco
Examples
คุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòo1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพายป์pàaipพายป์pàaipsmoking pipeอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; one
My grandfather has one old pipe.
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ตัวละครdtuua lá-konเชอร์cherล็อกlókโฮมhohmส์มักจะmák jàถูกtòokวาดภาพwâat pâapให้hâiกำลังgam-langคาบkâapพายป์pàaipอยู่ในyòo naiปากbpàakเสมอsà-mĕr
The character Sherlock Holmes is always depicted with a pipe in his mouth.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpนั่งnângที่tîiระเบียงrá-biiangจุดjùtพายป์paaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoมองดูmɔɔng-duuรถrótวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanไปมาbpai-maa
He likes to sit on the balcony, light his pipe, and watch the cars go by.
การสูบgaan-sùupพายป์paaiเป็นbpenงานอดิเรกngaan-à-dì-rèekที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความพิถีพิถันkwaam-pí-tǐi-pí-tǎnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakใบยาbai-yaaไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngการทำความสะอาดgaan-tam-kwaam-sà-àatอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔn
Smoking a pipe is a meticulous hobby, from choosing the tobacco to cleaning the equipment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พายป์ said พาย?
paai
- Silent letterป์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paai
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 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 | — | — |