อภิบาล
à-pí-baanMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] protect; [to] care for; [to] govern
to protect, look after, care for, maintain, or govern people or things, especially in formal, official, religious, or medical contexts
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุกๆtúk túkทุกๆtúk túk1every; each (before a noun/classifier)2every (at intervals)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสวดมนต์sùuat monสวดมนต์sùuat mon1[to] chant/recite prayers2prayer chanting; recitationขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng sàk-sìtสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng sàk-sìtsacred/holy object or beingอภิบาลà-pí-baanอภิบาลà-pí-baan[to] protect; [to] care for; [to] governครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruuafamily; householdของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
Every day, I go to the temple to pray for sacred beings to protect my family.
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ทีมแพทย์tiim-pɛ̂ɛtและlɛ́พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าfâoอภิบาลà-pí-baanผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiโรคหัวใจrôok-hǔua-jaiอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángคืนkʉʉn
The team of doctors and nurses had to closely care for the heart disease patient throughout the night.
พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàtทรงsongอภิบาลà-pí-baanอาณาประชาราษฎร์aa-naa-bprà-chaa-râatให้hâiอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyùu-yen-bpen-sùkด้วยdûuaiความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamและlɛ́พระเมตตาprá-mêet-dtaa
The King governs and protects his subjects so they may live in peace and happiness with justice and mercy.
บิดามารดาbì-daa-maan-daaมีmiiหน้าที่สำคัญnâa-tîi-sǎm-kanในnaiการอภิบาลgaan-à-pí-baanบุตรธิดาbùt-tí-daaทั้งtángในด้านnai-dâanร่างกายและจิตใจrâang-gaai-lɛ́-jìt-jaiให้hâiเจริญเติบโตjà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooอย่างสมบูรณ์yàang-sǒm-buun
Parents have an important duty in looking after and nurturing their children, both physically and mentally, so they grow up healthy and well-rounded.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อภิบาล said อะ-พิ-บาล?
à-pí-baan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |