ภัพ
pápMeaning
1NounC1
(literary) good; suitable; capable
Good, fine, fitting, worthy, or capable; a literary adjective of Pali-Sanskrit origin.
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreผู้นี้pûu-níiผู้นี้pûu-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ภัพpápภัพpáp(literary) good; suitable; capableมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capacity/competence (legal/official)พอจะpɔɔ-jàพอจะpɔɔ-jàcan possibly; be able to (to some extent)เป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-namเป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-nam[to] lead; [to] be a leader
This man is capable and has the ability to be a leader.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàเกิดgə̀ətในnaiตระกูลdtrà-guunสามัญsǎa-manแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenบุรุษbù-rùtผู้pûuภัพpápควรkuuanแก่gɛ̀ɛการยกย่องgaan-yók-yɔ̂ɔng
Although he was born into an ordinary family, he is a worthy man deserving of praise.
พระราชาprá-raa-chaaทรงsongแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaบุรุษbù-rùtผู้pûuภัพpápซึ่งsʉ̂ngมีmiiทั้งtángสติปัญญาsà-dtì-bpan-yaaและlɛ́ความซื่อตรงkwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-dtrongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมอบหมายmɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiให้ดูhâi-duuแลlɛɛกิจการบ้านเมืองgìt-jà-gaan-bâan-mʉʉang
The king sought a worthy man possessing both wisdom and integrity to entrust with the affairs of the realm.
ผู้pûuภัพpápย่อมyɔ̂mมิได้mí-dâaiวัดwátกันganที่tîiชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətหากhàakพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaจากjàakคุณความดีkun-kwaam-diiและlɛ́ความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatที่tîiประจักษ์แก่bprà-jàk-gɛ̀ɛผู้คนpûu-kon
A worthy person is judged not by birth, but by the goodness and ability evident to others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภัพ said พับ?
páp
- Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
páp
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 | — | — |