ภัยพาล
pai-paanMeaning
1NounC1
danger; harm; peril
danger, harm, or trouble, especially from enemies, wicked people, or other threatening forces
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá-sǒngพระสงฆ์prá-sǒng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ให้พรhâi-pɔɔnให้พรhâi-pɔɔn[to] bless [sb]; give a blessing; offer good wishesขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatคุณพระศรีรัตนตรัยkun-prá-sǐi-rát-dtà-ná-dtraiคุณพระศรีรัตนตรัยkun-prá-sǐi-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai1the virtues of the Triple Gem; its protective power2exclamation invoking the Triple Gemคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔng[to] protect; safeguardพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภัยพาลpai-paanภัยพาลpai-paandanger; harm; perilทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)
The monk gave a blessing, asking the Triple Gem to protect us from all harm.
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พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂หวังwǎngจะjàปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiให้hâiรอดพ้นrɔ̂ɔt-pónจากjàakภัยพาลpai-paanทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
All parents hope to protect their little children from all wicked dangers in society.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpภัยพาลpai-paanรอบด้านrɔ̂ɔp-dâanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongยึดมั่นyʉ́t-mânในnaiความดีkwaam-diiและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมจำนนyɔɔm-jam-nonต่อdtɔ̀ɔอำนาจมืดam-nâat-mʉ̂ʉt
Despite facing dangers from wicked forces on all sides, he remained steadfast in goodness and refused to surrender to dark powers.
เชื่อกันว่าchêuua gan wâaบทสวดมนต์bòt sùuat monบทbòtนี้néeมีmeeอานุภาพaa-nú-pâapในnaiการgaanปัดเป่าbpàt bpàoภัยพาลpai-paanและláeสิ่งอัปมงคลsìng àp-mong-konมิให้mí hâiกล้ำกรายglâm graai
It is believed that this prayer has the power to ward off wicked dangers and inauspicious things from intruding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภัยพาล said ไพ-พาล?
pai-paan
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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พาลpaanพาลpaan1[to] pick on [sb]; take one's anger out on [sb]2quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)3bully; troublemaker4by extension; as an unintended consequence[to] pick on [sb]; take one's anger out on [sb]Part 2
ภัยพาลpai-paanภัยพาลpai-paandanger; harm; perildanger; harm; perilWord