พาหนะ
paa-hà-nàMeaning
1NounA2
vehicle; conveyance
Any means used to transport people, animals, or goods, such as a car, bus, train, cart, or boat.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withอาศัยaa-sǎiอาศัยaa-sǎi1[to] live; reside; stay2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3by; by means of (formal)พาหนะpaa-hà-nàพาหนะpaa-hà-nàvehicle; conveyanceสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-nápublic; communalไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asรถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city bus
I travel to the market relying on public vehicles every day, such as buses.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoนั่งnângพาหนะpaa-hà-nàข้ามkâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเป็นbpenเรือrʉʉaเล็กlékของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
Yesterday we took a vehicle across the river; it was a small local boat.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàใช้cháiพาหนะpaa-hà-nàบรรทุกban-túkสินค้าsǐn-káaไปส่งbpai-sòngที่tîiโกดังgoo-dang
Tomorrow he will use a vehicle to transport goods to the warehouse.
ในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiพาหนะpaa-hà-nàที่tîiคนใช้kon-cháiมีmiiทั้งtángรถไฟrót-faiรถสองแถวrót-sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌ɛoและlɛ́เกวียนgwiianสำหรับsǎm-ràpขนสัตว์kǒn-sàtและlɛ́ของkɔ̌ɔng
In this village, the vehicles people use include trains, songthaews, and carts for transporting animals and goods.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พาหนะ said พา-หะ-นะ?
paa-hà-nà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |