เผลอหลับ
plə̌ə-làpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionally
To fall asleep without meaning to, especially when one is supposed to be awake.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดูทีวีduu-tii-wiiดูทีวีduu-tii-wii[to] watch TVแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làp[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionallyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past
Last night I was watching TV and accidentally fell asleep.
3 more examplesShow less
เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaมากmâakจนเผลอjon-plə̌əหลับไปlàp-bpaiระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chum
He was so bored that he dozed off during the meeting.
ฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉให้hâiจบjòpแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpไปbpaiตอนไหนdtɔɔn-nǎiก็gɔ̂ไม่รู้mâi-rúu
I intended to finish the book, but I unintentionally fell asleep at some point.
ด้วยdûuayความอ่อนเพลียkwaam òn pliaจากjàakการเดินทางไกลgaan dern taang glaiพอporได้dâiนั่งnângบนbonรถไฟrót faiที่têeแอร์aeเย็นๆyen yenเขาkăoก็gâwเผลอหลับplĕr làpไปbpaiในที่สุดnai têe sùt
Due to exhaustion from the long journey, once he sat on the cool, air-conditioned train, he eventually dozed off.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
plə̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingcareless; inadvertent; off-guardPart 1
+
เผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làp[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionally[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionallyWord