เพล
peenMeaning
1NounB2
late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)
in Buddhist context, the period before noon when monks may eat; more generally, late morning approaching midday
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessแจกjɛ̀ɛkแจกjɛ̀ɛk1[to] hand out; distribute; give away2[to] deal (cards)3[to] dish out; mete out (e.g., penalties, praise)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเพลpeenเพลpeenlate morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
Today the temple served rice to the monks before the late-morning mealtime, so villagers hurried to make offerings.
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พระท่านprá-tânฉันchǎnอาหารaa-hǎanได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngเพลpeenเท่านั้นtâo-nánดังนั้นdang-nánงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangจึงjʉngจัดให้jàt-hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเที่ยงtîiang
Monks may eat only until the late morning, so the feast is arranged to finish before noon.
อากาศaa-gàatช่วงchûuangเพลpeenเริ่มrə̂əmร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàtเราraoเลยləəiรีบrîipเสิร์ฟsə̀əpอาหารaa-hǎanถวายtà-wǎaiให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเที่ยงtîiang
It gets very hot around late morning, so we hurried to finish serving the food offerings before noon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เพล said เพน?
peen
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
peen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |