พิบัติ
pí-bàtMeanings
1NounB2
disaster; calamity
a catastrophic event causing great harm, damage, or suffering
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyแผนอพยพpɛ̌ɛn-òp-pá-yópแผนอพยพpɛ̌ɛn-òp-pá-yópevacuation planไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเผื่อpʉ̀ʉa1in case; just in case; for [sb]2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into accountเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyพิบัติpí-bàtพิบัติpí-bàt1disaster; calamity2[to] suffer calamity; be ruinedน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam-tûuam-chàp-planน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam-tûuam-chàp-planflash flood
The community prepared an evacuation plan in case a catastrophic flash flood occurs.
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เหตุhèetแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiครั้งkrángนั้นnánนับเป็นnáp-bpenพิบัติpí-bàtที่tîiทิ้งtíngรอยแผลrɔɔi-plɛ̌ɛไว้wáiกับgàpผู้คนpûu-konจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
That earthquake was a catastrophe that left scars on many people.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพิบัติpí-bàtเกิดขึ้นพร้อมกันgə̀ət-kʉ̂n-prɔ́ɔm-ganหลายlǎaiรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpเมืองmʉʉangยิ่งyîngรับมือráp-mʉʉได้dâaiยากyâakและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətความสูญเสียkwaam-sǔun-sǐiaรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
When multiple forms of catastrophe occur simultaneously, the city becomes harder to cope with and suffers severe losses.
การเตือนภัยgaan-dtʉʉan-paiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaและlɛ́โครงสร้างพื้นฐานkroong-sâang-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanที่tîiยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnช่วยchûuaiลดlótผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópของkɔ̌ɔngพิบัติpí-bàtได้dâaiอย่างมีนัยสำคัญyàang-mii-nai-sǎm-kan
Early warning and resilient infrastructure significantly reduce the impact of catastrophic events.
2VerbC1
[to] suffer calamity; be ruined
to experience or be afflicted by severe disaster or ruin (literary/formal, often in set phrases)
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกรียงไกรgriiang-graiเกรียงไกรgriiang-grai1Kriengkrai (male given name)2great; mighty; illustriousเพียงใดpiiang-daiเพียงใดpiiang-dai1to what extent; how much; how far2however much; no matter howหากhàakหากhàakif; in caseผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldหลงlǒngหลงlǒng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deludedอำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1power; authority2jurisdiction; legal authority3influence4force; mightประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)พิบัติpí-bàtพิบัติpí-bàt1disaster; calamity2[to] suffer calamity; be ruinedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ่มเพาะbòm-pɔ́บ่มเพาะbòm-pɔ́1[to] cultivate; nurture2[to] incubate; foster growthจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); by5the inside; the interior
No matter how mighty a city is, if its leaders are intoxicated by power, the people cannot escape ruin cultivated from within.
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หากhàakละเลยlá loeiสัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuanซ้ำๆsám-sámในที่สุดnai têe sùtสังคมsăng-komก็gâwอาจàatพิบัติpí-bàtจากjàakความประมาทkwaam bprà-màatของเราkŏng raoเองayng
If repeated warning signs are ignored, society may ultimately be ruined by our own negligence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พิบัติ said พิ-บัด?
pí-bàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |