เผา
pǎoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] burn; set fire to
to set fire to and burn [sth]; to cause [sth] to be consumed by flames
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผาpǎoเผาpǎo1[to] burn; set fire to2[to] roast; grill3[to] cremateกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
He burns a pile of leaves behind the house.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganเผาpǎoหญ้าyâaที่tîiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเคลียร์kliiaที่นาtîi-naa
Yesterday the villagers helped burn the dry grass to clear the field.
Do not burn trash in the community because the smoke disturbs the neighbors.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngเผาpǎoเอกสารลับèek-gà-sǎan-lápที่tîiหมดอายุmòt-aa-yúเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันข้อมูลbpɔ̂ng-gan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunรั่วไหลrûua-lǎi
The company must burn expired confidential documents to prevent data leaks.
2VerbA2
[to] roast; grill
to cook food with dry direct heat or fire until browned or done
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเผาpǎoเผาpǎo1[to] burn; set fire to2[to] roast; grill3[to] cremateปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3onion; shallot; spring onionมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Mom grilled the fish until the skin was crispy and very fragrant.
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Yesterday we roasted khao lam in front of the house; it was super delicious.
He likes to roast chilies before making chili paste because it becomes more fragrant.
เช้าcháoวันหยุดwan-yùtพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàเผาpǎoขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangบนbonกระทะgrà-táให้hâiเหลืองกรอบlʉ̌ʉang-grɔ̀ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoทาเนยtaa-nəəi
On weekend mornings, Dad toasts bread in a pan until golden and crispy, then spreads butter.
3VerbB1
[to] cremate
to burn a dead body as part of funeral rites
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)พิธีเผาศพpí-tii-pǎo-sòpพิธีเผาศพpí-tii-pǎo-sòpcremation ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Tomorrow there will be a cremation ceremony at the village temple.
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ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiเผาศพpăo sòpคุณตาkun dtaaและláeเก็บgèpอัฐิàt-tìในnaiวันเดียวwan diaoกันgan
The family arranged to cremate Grandpa and collect the ashes on the same day.
หลังlǎngเผาศพpǎo-sòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngช่วยกันchûuai-ganจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tiiเก็บgèpกระดูกgrà-dùukตามประเพณีdtaam-bprà-pee-nii
After the cremation, relatives helped conduct the bone-collecting ritual according to tradition.
บางbaangชุมชนchum-chonเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเผาศพpǎo-sòpที่tîiเมรุmeenของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátประจำbprà-jamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพิธีpí-tiiเป็นไปbpen-bpaiอย่างyàangเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiและlɛ́ถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngตามdtaamจารีตjaa-rîit
Some communities choose to cremate the deceased at the temple's crematorium so the ceremony proceeds simply and in accordance with custom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǎo
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 | — | — |