หน้าผี
nâa-pǐiMeaning
1NounB2
ghoulish face; frightening-looking face
a face that looks ghostly or scary
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)นอนมาnɔɔn-maaนอนมาnɔɔn-maa[to] be a sure winner; be a shoo-inทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดูเป็นduu-bpenดูเป็นduu-bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeหน้าผีnâa-pǐiหน้าผีnâa-pǐighoulish face; frightening-looking faceเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He didn't sleep all night, so now his face looks ghostly.
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When he saw the snake in the bathroom, his face immediately turned pale and scary.
She put on too much makeup, making her look scary like a ghostly face.
ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánมีmiiใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiตอบโจทย์dtɔ̀ɔp-jòotคำว่าkam-wâaหน้าผีnâa-pǐiอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jingทั้งtángซูบซีดsûup-sîitและlɛ́แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaไร้ความรู้สึกrái-kwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k
The villain in that movie has a face that truly embodies the term 'ghostly face'—both emaciated and with lifeless eyes.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
nâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หน้าผีnâa-pǐiหน้าผีnâa-pǐighoulish face; frightening-looking faceghoulish face; frightening-looking faceWord