เปิ้ล
bpə̂ənMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Ple (Thai nickname)
A common Thai nickname, often associated with the English word 'apple'.
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)เปิ้ลbpə̂ənเปิ้ลbpə̂ən1Ple (Thai nickname)2short for appleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนใจดีkon-jai-diiคนใจดีkon-jai-diikind personมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Phi Ple is a very kind person.
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Today Ple didn't come to work because she is sick.
Do you know the woman named Ple?
เปิ้ลbpə̂ənเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
Ple just moved to Chiang Mai last month.
2NounB1
short for apple
a colloquial short form of 'แอปเปิ้ลแอปเปิ้ลɛ́p-bpə̂n1apple (fruit)2Apple (tech company)' (apple), used especially in names or informal speech; not the usual standard word for the fruit
Examples
เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเปิ้ลbpə̂ənเปิ้ลbpə̂ən1Ple (Thai nickname)2short for appleปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] pedal; cycle2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] hype; manipulate attention/priceแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)นึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I'll have an apple smoothie.
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I'm on a diet lately, so I only eat green apples.
The Fuji apples at this shop are very crisp and sweet.
The vendor wrote a sign in front of the shop saying Fuji apples are a hundred baht per kilo.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpə̂ən
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |