พิลา
pí-laaMeaning
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pomegranate (regional Thai)
A regional Thai name, especially in Isan, for the pomegranate tree or its thick-skinned fruit containing many seeds surrounded by juicy flesh.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)พิลาpí-laaพิลาpí-laapomegranate (regional Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Grandma picked two pomegranates for me.
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ที่บ้านtîi-bâanยายyaaiในnaiอีสานii-sǎanมีmiiต้นdtônพิลาpí-laaอยู่yùuข้างkâangรั้วrúuaพอpɔɔผลpǒnสุกsùkยายyaaiก็gɔ̂เก็บgèpมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan
At Grandma’s house in Isan, there is a pomegranate tree by the fence. When the fruit ripens, she picks some to share with her neighbors.
พิลาpí-laaลูกlûukนี้níiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakหนาnǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมล็ดmá-létข้างในkâang-naiมีmiiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngและlɛ́รสหวานrót-wǎanฉ่ำchàm
This pomegranate has a thick skin, but the seeds inside are red, sweet, and juicy.
เวลาway-laaแกะgàeพิลาpí-laaยายyaaiจะjàค่อยkôiๆ-แยกyâekเมล็ดmá-létออกจากòk jàakเยื่อyêuuaสีขาวsĕe kăaoเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเมล็ดmá-létแตกdtàekจนjonมีmeeน้ำnáamไหลlăiเลอะlóeมือmeuu
When opening a pomegranate, Grandma carefully separates the seeds from the white membrane so they do not burst and get juice all over her hands.
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 | — | — |