พเยีย
pá-yiiaMeaning
1NounC2
flower; blossom
a flower or blossom (typically used in poetry or literature)
Examples
กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetเปรียบbprìiapเปรียบbprìiap1[to] compare2[to] liken; use as a simileความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanดั่งdàngดั่งdàng1as; like; as if (literary)2as if; as though (literary)3like; akin to (literary)4like; as (literary)พเยียpá-yiiaพเยียpá-yiiaflower; blossomที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowแย้มyɛ́ɛmแย้มyɛ́ɛm1[to] smile slightly2[to] open slightly; [to] begin to bloom; [to] show slightly3[to] hint; [to] reveal a littleกลีบglìipกลีบglìip1petal; lobe; segment; clove; pleat2classifier: petals/segmentsบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4door or window panel; door leaf5[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)แสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wanแสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wansunlight; sunshineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morning
The poet compared the young woman's beauty to a blossom just unfolding its petals to catch the morning sunlight.
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หมู่ภมรmùu-pá-mɔɔnต่างdtàangบินbinตอมdtɔɔmพเยียpá-yiiaที่tîiส่งกลิ่นsòng-glìnหอมหวนhɔ̌ɔm-hǔuanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángอุทยานหลวงùt-tá-yaan-lǔuang
Swarms of bees fluttered around the flowers that spread their sweet fragrance throughout the royal garden.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiมักจะmák jàมีmeeการพรรณนาgaan pan-ná-naaถึงtĕungพวงpuuangพเยียpá-yiiaหลากสีสันlàak sĕe-sănที่têeประดับประดาbprà-dàp bprà-daaอยู่yòoอย่างงดงามyàang ngót-ngaamในnaiป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paan
In Thai literature, there are often descriptions of colorful blossoms beautifully adorning the Himmapan forest.
หยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀พราวpraaoบนbonกลีบglìipพเยียpá-yiiaสะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngอรุณรุ่งà-run-rûngดั่งdàngอัญมณีan-yá-má-niiล้ำค่าlám-kâaที่tîiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatรังสรรค์rang-sǎnไว้wáiกลางglaangพงไพรpong-prai
The dewdrops sparkling on the flower petals reflect the dawn's light like precious gems crafted by nature in the midst of the forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พเยีย said พะ-เยีย?
pá-yiia
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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
pá
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 | — | — |