อุทกภัย
ù-tók-gà-paiMeaning
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flood; flooding
A disaster caused by an overflow of water that submerges land; includes severe flood events.
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; floodingน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streams
Last year this village faced a flood disaster, with many roads submerged.
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ทางtaangการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatเขตkèetภัยพิบัติpai-pí-bàtอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiและlɛ́จัดjàtศูนย์พักพิงsǔun-pák-pingชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
Authorities declared a flood disaster zone and set up temporary shelters.
อุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiครั้งนี้kráng-níiทำให้tam-hâiชุมชนchum-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiของขึ้นkɔ̌ɔng-kʉ̂nที่สูงtîi-sǔungและlɛ́หยุดyùtการค้าgaan-káaเป็นbpenการgaanชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
This flood disaster forced the community to move belongings to higher ground and temporarily halt commerce.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiรุนแรงขึ้นrun-rɛɛng-kʉ̂nจากjàakการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng-sà-pâap-puum-aa-gàatและlɛ́การใช้ที่ดินgaan-chái-tîi-dinที่tîiไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒm
Scholars point out that flood disasters are becoming more severe due to climate change and inappropriate land use.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อุทกภัย said อุ-ทก-กะ-ไพ?
ù-tók-gà-pai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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
ù
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
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อุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiอุทกภัยù-tók-gà-paiflood; floodingflood; floodingWord