พิพาท
pí-pâatMeanings
1NounB1
dispute; conflict
a disagreement, dispute, or conflict, often formal or legal (e.g., ข้อพิพาทแรงงาน)
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatdispute; controversy; point of contentionเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คู่ค้าkûu-káaคู่ค้าkûu-káabusiness/trading partner; counterparty
The company is in a contract dispute with a partner.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanยื่นเรื่องyʉ̂ʉn-rʉ̂ʉangไกล่เกลี่ยglài-glìiaข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่ดินtîi-dinกับgàpเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan
Villagers filed for mediation of a land dispute with the municipality.
The court scheduled a hearing for a labor dispute next month.
ทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiลงนามlong-naamข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longยุติyú-dtìข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatภายใต้paai-dtâaiการกำกับgaan-gam-gàpของkɔ̌ɔngอนุญาโตตุลาการà-nú-yaa-dtoo-dtù-laa-gaan
Both parties signed an agreement to settle the dispute under the supervision of an arbitrator.
2VerbB2
[to] dispute; be in conflict
to argue about or challenge [sth]; or to be in a state of conflict or disagreement, especially in formal or legal contexts
Examples
สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationพิพาทpí-pâatพิพาทpí-pâat1dispute; conflict2[to] dispute; be in conflictกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaandeadline; submission deadline
The two companies are in dispute over the contract and delivery deadline.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanพิพาทpí-pâatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngให้hâiนิติบุคคลní-dtì-bùk-konมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiไกล่เกลี่ยglài-glìia
The neighbors are disputing over parking spaces, to the point that the juristic person had to mediate.
คู่kûuกรณีพิพาทgɔɔ-rá-nii-pí-pâatข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingหลายlǎaiประเด็นbprà-denและlɛ́กำลังgam-langยื่นyʉ̂ʉnหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmต่อdtɔ̀ɔศาลsǎan
The parties are disputing several matters of fact and are submitting additional evidence to the court.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพิพาทpí-pâatกันganอย่างyàangเคร่งเครียดkrêeng-krîiatทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiยังyangตกลงdtòk-longใช้cháiอนุญาโตตุลาการà-nú-yaa-dtoo-dtù-laa-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยุติyú-dtìคดีká-dii
Despite the intense dispute, both parties agreed to use arbitration to resolve the case.
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 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 | — | — |