ฟ้าผ่า
fáa-pàaMeanings
1NounA2
lightning strike
a bolt of lightning that strikes something; a lightning strike.
Examples
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The sound of the lightning strike last night was so loud it startled me awake.
Yesterday, there was a lightning strike near my house. It was very scary.
ฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaครั้งkrángนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiไฟฟ้าดับfai-fáa-dàpไปbpaiทั้งtángหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
That lightning strike caused a power outage for the entire village for several hours.
2VerbB1
[to] strike (of lightning)
for lightning to strike the ground or hit [sb/sth].
Examples
ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big treeหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàa1lightning strike2[to] strike (of lightning)เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The big tree in front of the house was struck by lightning yesterday.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiยืนyʉʉnใต้dtâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiตอนdtɔɔnฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàโดนdoonฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaได้dâai
Don't stand under a tree during a heavy rain, you could get struck by lightning.
มีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaเสาส่งสัญญาณsǎo-sòng-sǎn-yaanโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpถูกtùukฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaจนjonใช้การchái-gaanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
There was news that a telephone signal tower was struck by lightning, rendering it unusable.
น่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daaiที่tîiยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátถูกtùukฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaจนได้jon-dâaiรับrápความkwaamเสียหายอย่างหนักsǐia-hǎai-yàang-nàk
Unfortunately, the top of the temple's ancient pagoda was struck by lightning, causing severe damage.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fáa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)[to] split; cut openPart 2
ฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàaฟ้าผ่าfáa-pàalightning strikelightning strikeWord