พ่าย
pâaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be defeated; lose (formal/literary)
to suffer defeat or lose in a battle, contest, or competition; often used in formal or literary style
Examples
ทีมเยือนtiim-yʉʉanทีมเยือนtiim-yʉʉanaway team; visiting teamพ่ายpâaiพ่ายpâai[to] be defeated; lose (formal/literary)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุดกำลังsùt-gam-langสุดกำลังsùt-gam-langas much as possible; with all one's might
The visiting team lost one to zero, despite trying their utmost.
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นักมวยnák-muuaiพ่ายpâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakนำnamมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtสามsǎamยกyókแรกrɛ̂ɛk
The boxer was defeated on points in the final round after leading for the first three rounds.
เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaพ่ายpâaiในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnครั้งนี้kráng-níiและlɛ́ขอkɔ̌ɔขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kunผู้สนับสนุนpûu-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnที่tîiให้กำลังใจhâi-gam-lang-jai
He admitted defeat in this competition and thanked the supporters for their encouragement.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngถอยร่นtɔ̌ɔi-rônเพราะprɔ́พ่ายpâaiเชิงยุทธศาสตร์chəəng-yút-tá-sàatต่อdtɔ̀ɔกำลังgam-langที่tîiเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàa
The army had to retreat, having been defeated in strategy by a superior force.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |