เทพยดา
têep-pá-yá-daaMeaning
1NounB2
deity; celestial being (literary)
A divine or celestial being; a minor god or spirit in myth or religion; formal/literary term.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำนานdtam-naanตำนานdtam-naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical accountเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[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; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเทพยดาtêep-pá-yá-daaเทพยดาtêep-pá-yá-daadeity; celestial being (literary)คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyปกปักรักษาbpòk-bpàk-rák-sǎaปกปักรักษาbpòk-bpàk-rák-sǎa[to] protect; guardป่าเขาbpàa-kǎoป่าเขาbpàa-kǎoforest and mountains; wilderness
The legend says there are divine spirits guarding the forests and mountains.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจุดjùtธูปtûupบูชาเทพยดาbuu-chaa-têep-pá-yá-daaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiฝนfǒnตกต้องdtòk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
Villagers lit incense to honor the celestial beings, asking for timely rains.
บทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnเก่าgàoใช้cháiถ้อยtɔ̂ɔiคำยกย่องkam-yók-yɔ̂ɔngเทพยดาtêep-pá-yá-daaว่าwâaเป็นbpenผู้pûuประสิทธิ์พรbprà-sìt-pɔɔnแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้pûuมีmiiศรัทธาsàt-taa
An old poem extols the divine beings as granters of blessings to the faithful.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiหลวงlǔuangมักกล่าวmák-glàaoอัญเชิญan-chəənเทพยดาtêep-pá-yá-daaทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiในnaiทิศtítทั้งแปดtáng-bpɛ̀ɛtให้มาhâi-maaคุ้มครองkúm-krɔɔngงานพิธีngaan-pí-tiiให้hâiราบรื่นrâap-rʉ̂ʉn
In royal ceremonies, they often invoke the deities of all eight directions to safeguard the proceedings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เทพยดา said เทบ-พะ-ยะ-ดา?
têep-pá-yá-daa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
têep
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |