อับปาง
àp-bpaangMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] sink; founder (of a ship)
of a ship or boat, to founder and sink; to be wrecked and go under
Examples
เรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongเรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongfishing boat; fishing vesselอับปางàp-bpaangอับปางàp-bpaang[to] sink; founder (of a ship)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lom1wind and waves; sea state2turmoil; turbulence (figurative)แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)
The fishing boat foundered in the middle of the sea due to strong waves and wind.
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เรือrʉʉaโดยสารdooi-sǎanอับปางàp-bpaangหลังlǎngชนchonโขดหินkòot-hǐnทำให้tam-hâiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngหนีnǐiลงlongแพยางpɛɛ-yaang
The passenger boat sank after hitting a reef, forcing passengers to escape onto rafts.
เรือสำราญreuua săm-raanลำlamใหญ่yàiค่อยkôiๆ-อับปางàp-bpaangลงlongหลังlăngเกิดgèrtไฟไหม้fai mâiในnaiห้องเครื่องhông krêuuangและláeน้ำnáamทะลักtá-lákเข้าkâoเรือreuua
The large cruise ship gradually sank after a fire broke out in the engine room and water flooded into the vessel.
แม้mɛ́ɛกัปตันgàp-dtanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโยนyoonสัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráทิ้งtíngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkเรือrʉʉaก็gɔ̂ยังyangอับปางàp-bpaangท่ามกลางtâam-glaangพายุpaa-yúที่tîiท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leeปั่นป่วนbpàn-bpùuan
Even though the captain tried to jettison cargo to reduce weight, the ship still sank amid the storm on the turbulent sea.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อับàpอับàp1stuffy; poorly ventilated2musty; stale3short of; at a loss forstuffy; poorly ventilatedPart 1
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ปางbpaangปางbpaang1posture; form; manifestation (of the Buddha or a deity)2classifier for Buddha postures or divine manifestations3time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)posture; form; manifestation (of the Buddha or a deity)Part 2
อับปางàp-bpaangอับปางàp-bpaang[to] sink; founder (of a ship)[to] sink; founder (of a ship)Word