พาล
paanMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)
having a bullying, hostile, or troublemaking disposition; inclined to pick fights or act spitefully
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนพูดkon-pûutคนพูดkon-pûutspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)พาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2bully; troublemaker3by extension; as an unintended consequenceเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีใครmii-kraiมีใครmii-kraiwho is there?; is there anyone…?อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยด้วยkui-dûuaiคุยด้วยkui-dûuai[to] talk with [sb]
He has a hostile way of speaking, so not many people want to talk to him.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánนิสัยní-sǎiพาลpaanชอบchɔ̂ɔpหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanอยู่yùuเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉai
That child has a bullying disposition and is always looking for trouble by teasing friends.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเหล้าlâoเข้าไปkâo-bpaiนิสัยní-sǎiพาลpaanก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmออกลายɔ̀ɔk-laaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไปทั่วbpai-tûua
Once he drinks alcohol, his troublemaking disposition starts to show, and he likes to pick fights with everyone.
คนkonที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiพาลpaanมักจะmák-jàไม่mâiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความผิดkwaam-pìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàโยนyoonความผิดkwaam-pìtให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
People with a hostile disposition tend not to accept their own faults but always shift the blame to others.
2NounB2
bully; troublemaker
a person who habitually bullies others, provokes quarrels, or causes trouble
Examples
สุภาษิตไทยsù-paa-sìt-taiสุภาษิตไทยsù-paa-sìt-taiThai proverbสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipคนพาลkon-paanคนพาลkon-paanevildoer; bully; ruffianพาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2bully; troublemaker3by extension; as an unintended consequenceพาไปpaa-bpaiพาไปpaa-bpai[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])หาผิดhǎa-pìtหาผิดhǎa-pìt[to] find fault (with) [sb]/[sth]; [to] look for mistakesซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)รังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick onผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnothers; other people; someone else
A Thai proverb teaches, 'Associate with a bully, and they will lead you to wrongdoing.'
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Don't get involved with him; he's the village's resident troublemaker.
การโต้เถียงgaan-dtôo-tǐiangกับgàpคนพาลkon-paanมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaเปล่าbplàaoเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngใครkrai
Arguing with a provocateur is just a waste of time because they never listen to anyone's reasoning.
คนพาลkon-paanมักจะmák-jàสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnให้hâiผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสะใจkwaam-sà-jaiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
A bully often causes trouble for others for their own satisfaction.
3AdjectiveC1
by extension; as an unintended consequence
used before a verb to indicate that a feeling, reaction, or effect extends to something else or arises incidentally, often unreasonably
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìtหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìt1irritable; easily annoyed2[to] feel irritated; get annoyedเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanwork matters; businessเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedพาลpaanพาลpaan1quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)2bully; troublemaker3by extension; as an unintended consequenceโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)คนที่บ้านkon-tîi-bâanคนที่บ้านkon-tîi-bâan1family; people at home2spouse; partnerไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrently
He was frustrated about work today and ended up getting angry with his family too.
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พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่ดีmâi-diiใส่sàiแค่kɛ̂ɛครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂พาลpaanไม่mâiอยากyàakกลับglàpไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiร้านนั้นráan-nánอีกìik
After just one rude encounter with a staff member, I found myself not wanting to shop at that store again.
อย่าyàaให้hâiความผิดหวังkwaam-pìt-wǎngจากjàakความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəพาลpaanคิดว่าkít-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiจริงใจjing-jaiกับgàpเธอtəə
Don't let disappointment in one relationship lead you to think that no one is sincere with you.
คำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanที่têeมุ่งmûngโจมตีjohm dteeตัวบุคคลdtuua bùk-konแทนที่จะtaen têe jàถกเถียงกันtòk tĭiang ganด้วยdûuayเหตุผลhèt pŏnทำให้tam hâiผู้อ่านpôo àanบางคนbaang konพาลpaanหมดศรัทธาmòt-sà-rà-táในnaiวงการwong gaanนี้néeไปด้วยbpai dûuay
Criticism that attacks individuals rather than engaging in reasoned debate has led some readers to lose faith in the entire field as well.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paan
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 | — | — |