เปล

bplee

Meaning

1NounA2

hammock; baby cradle

A hanging bed made of fabric or net used for resting; also a suspended baby cradle.

Examples

ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เปลbpleeเปลbpleehammock; baby cradleผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
The baby sleeps in the fabric cradle in front of the house.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛเอาaoเปลbpleeไปbpaiผูกpùukใต้dtâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiให้hâiฉันchǎnนอนเล่นnɔɔn-lên
Yesterday, Mom tied a hammock under the tree for me to lounge in.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉเปลbpleeแบบbɛ̀ɛpตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiมาmaaแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnที่tîiระเบียงrá-biiang
Tomorrow Dad will buy a net hammock to hang on the balcony.
เวลาway-laaโยกyôhkเปลbplayเบาbaoๆ-เด็กทารกdèk taa-rókจะjàสงบลงsà-ngòp longและláeหลับง่ายlàp ngâaiขึ้นkêun
When the cradle is gently rocked, the infant calms down and falls asleep more easily.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bplee

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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