เป็ด
bpètMeanings
1NounA1
duck
a waterfowl with a broad bill, short legs, and webbed feet; kept for meat or eggs
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampooมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเป็ดbpètเป็ดbpèt1duck2jack‑of‑all‑trades (slang)ว่ายน้ำwâai-náamว่ายน้ำwâai-náam[to] swimหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
There are many ducks swimming in the pond.
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My aunt raises ducks for eggs.
Yesterday we bought duck meat to make curry.
The farm near my house raises ducks for both meat and eggs.
2NounC1
jack‑of‑all‑trades (slang)
a person who can do many things but is not outstanding at any; used informally
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เป็ดbpètเป็ดbpèt1duck2jack‑of‑all‑trades (slang)ทำได้tam-dâaiทำได้tam-dâai1[to] be able to do [sth]2I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]หลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เด่นdènเด่นdèn1prominent; conspicuous2outstanding; distinguished3[to] stand out; [to] be prominentสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)
He says he’s a ‘ped’—he can do many things but isn’t outstanding at any.
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ในnaiทีมteemสตาร์ทอัพsà-dtáat-ápเราraoต้องการdtông gaanมืออาชีพmeu aa-chêepไม่ใช่mâi châiเป็ดbpètที่จับtêe jàpทุกtúkงานngaanแต่dtàeผลงานpŏn ngaanกลางglaangๆ-
In a startup team, we need specialists, not ‘ped’ types who do everything but produce average results.
เธอtəəยอมรับyɔɔm-rápอย่างyàangติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkว่าwâaเป็นbpenเป็ดbpètของkɔ̌ɔngออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítรับrápได้dâaiทุกtúkบทบาทbòt-bàatแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiจุดขายjùt-kǎaiโดดเด่นdòot-dèen
She jokingly admits she’s the office ‘ped,’ taking on any role but lacking a standout selling point.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnติดหล่มdtìt-lòmเพราะprɔ́พึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนkonประเภทbprà-pêetเป็ดbpètทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiกว้างgwâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛขาดkàatความลุ่มลึกkwaam-lûm-lʉ́kเชิงchəəngวิชาชีพwí-chaa-chîip
The organization is stuck because it relies on ‘ped’ types—broadly capable but lacking professional depth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpèt
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 | — | — |