อาเพศ
aa-pêetMeanings
1NounB2
abnormality; strange occurrence
An unusual or abnormal occurrence or condition, especially one regarded as ominous.
Examples
คนเฒ่าkon tâoคนเฒ่าkon tâoold person; elderly person; elderเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวแปลกตาbplàek dtaaแปลกตาbplàek dtaalooks unusual; eye-catchingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาเพศaa-pêtอาเพศaa-pêt1abnormality; strange occurrence2omen; portent; ominous phenomenonจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขนลุกkŏn lúkขนลุกkŏn lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
The elders said the bizarre fish they caught this time was such a monstrosity that everyone got goosebumps.
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รูปปั้นrûup bpânที่têeบิดเบี้ยวbìt bîiaoในnaiซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangดูเป็นdoo bpenอาเพศaa-pêtชวนchuanสะท้านใจsà-táan jai
The twisted statue in the ruins looked like an unnatural monstrosity that sent a shiver down the spine.
เหตุการณ์hèet-gaanคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoพวยพุ่งpuuai-pûngจากjàakบ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náamกลางglaangทุ่งtûngถูกtùukชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenอาเพศaa-pêet
Villagers regarded the incident of green waves gushing from the field’s well as an aberrant phenomenon.
ลูกสัตว์lûuk-sàtที่tîiเกิดมาgə̀ət-maaมีmiiสองsɔ̌ɔngหัวhǔuaนั้นnánถูกtùukเล่าขานlâo-kǎanว่าwâaเป็นbpenอาเพศaa-pêetอันanประหลาดbprà-làat
The newborn animal with two heads was spoken of as a bizarre deformity.
2NounC1
omen; portent; ominous phenomenon
A strange or unnatural event seen as a bad sign or omen; a portent of misfortune.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamประหลาดbprà-làatประหลาดbprà-làat1strange; odd; unusual2remarkable; astonishingบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)อาเพศaa-pêetอาเพศaa-pêet1abnormality; strange occurrence2omen; portent; ominous phenomenon
Villagers saw strange lights in the sky and believed it was a bad omen.
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การgaanแห้งขอดhɛ̂ɛng-kɔ̀ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenอาเพศaa-pêetบอกเหตุbɔ̀ɔk-hèetเภทภัยpêet-paiที่จะtîi-jàมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan
The river drying up during the rainy season was seen as a portent, foretelling impending calamities.
คำทำนายkam-tam-naaiกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaดาวdaaoเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanผิดpìtครรลองkan-lɔɔngเป็นbpenอาเพศaa-pêetจะjàนำพาnam-paaความวิบัติkwaam-wí-bàtแก่gɛ̀ɛบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉang
The prophecy says that stars moving out of their course is a sinister omen that will bring disaster to the nation.
ครูkruuกล่าวglàaoเชิงcherngเปรียบbprìiapว่าwâaความเงียบงันkwaam ngîiap nganผิดpìtธรรมดาtam-má-daaในnaiตลาดเช้าdtà-làat cháoเป็นbpenอาเพศaa-pêtเหมือนmĕuuanพายุpaa-yúใหญ่yàiจ่อคิวjòr kiuอยู่yòoไกลๆglai glai
The teacher remarked metaphorically that the unusual silence in the morning market was a portent, like a great storm queueing in the distance.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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อาเพศaa-pêetอาเพศaa-pêetabnormality; strange occurrenceabnormality; strange occurrenceWord