พาหา
paa-hǎaMeaning
1NounC1
arm (formal)
an arm; the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand (used in formal or literary contexts).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiThai literatureมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toพรรณนาpan-ná-naaพรรณนาpan-ná-naa[to] describe; depict; narrateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพระรามprá-raamพระรามprá-raam1Rama (epic hero)2King Rama (Thai regnal title)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพาหาpaa-hǎaพาหาpaa-hǎaarm (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ng1strong; sturdy2resilient; robust
Thai literature often describes Rama as having strong arms.
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รูปปั้นrûup-bpânเทวดาtee-wá-daaองค์ongนั้นnánมีmiiสี่sìiพาหาpaa-hǎaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láข้างkâangถือtʉ̌ʉศาสตราวุธsàat-dtraa-wútแตกต่างกันไปdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan-bpai
That statue of the deity has four arms, each one holding a different weapon.
ยามyaamที่tîiวีรบุรุษwii-rá-bù-rútชูchuuพระpráขรรค์kǎnขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเศียรsǐianเกล้าglâaoพลานามัยpá-laa-naa-maiแห่งhɛ̀ngพาหาpaa-hǎaก็gɔ̂ปรากฏbpraa-gòtเด่นชัดdèen-chát
When the hero raised the sacred sword above his head, the strength of his arms was clearly visible.
กวีgà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiว่าwâaมีmiiท่อนtɔ̂nพาหาpaa-hǎaกลมglomกลึงglʉngดั่งdàngลำlamเทียนtiian
The poet described the beauty of the literary heroine as having arms as perfectly round as a candle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
พาหาpaa-hǎaพาหาpaa-hǎaarm (formal)arm (formal)Word