พีช
pîitMeaning
1NounA2
peach (fruit/tree)
a sweet, soft-fleshed fruit with fuzzy skin, yellow to pink-red; also the tree that bears it (Prunus persica)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketพีชpîitพีชpîitpeach (fruit/tree)
I like to eat peaches.
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หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangที่tîiพีชpîitออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnเยอะyə́ที่สุดtîi-sùtเราraoเลยləəiมักจะmák-jàทำtamพายpaaiพีชpîitกินกันgin-ganในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Summer is when peaches are most abundant, so we often make peach pie to eat as a family.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พีช said พีด?
pîit
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pîit
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |