เพลี้ย
plíiaMeaning
1NounB1
plant-sucking insect pest
a small sap-sucking insect that damages plants; commonly refers to aphids and similar pests
Examples
ต้นพริกdtôn-príkต้นพริกdtôn-príkchili pepper plantของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเพลี้ยplíiaเพลี้ยplíiaplant-sucking insect pestเต็มไปหมดเลยdtem-bpai-mòt-ləəiเต็มไปหมดเลยdtem-bpai-mòt-ləəi1everywhere; all over the place2completely full; chock-full
My chili plant is covered in aphids.
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ใบbaiของkɔ̌ɔngต้นกุหลาบdtôn-gù-làapเริ่มrə̂əmหงิกงอngìk-ngɔɔเพราะprɔ́โดนdoonเพลี้ยplíiaดูดdùutน้ำเลี้ยงnáam-líiang
The rose bush's leaves are starting to curl because aphids are sucking its sap.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanต้องdtɔ̂ngหาวิธีhǎa-wí-tiiกำจัดgam-jàtเพลี้ยplíiaก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiมันmanจะjàทำลายtam-laaiพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
Farmers have to find a way to get rid of aphids before they destroy all the crops.
การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumเพลี้ยplíiaในnaiระบบrá-bòpเกษตรอินทรีย์gà-sèet-in-siiมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiศัตรูsàt-dtruuทางธรรมชาติtaang-tam-má-châatอย่างyàangเต่าทองdtào-tɔɔngแทนtɛɛnการใช้gaan-cháiยาฆ่าแมลงyaa-kâa-má-lɛɛngเคมีkee-mii
To control aphids in an organic farming system, natural enemies like ladybugs are often used instead of chemical pesticides.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plíia
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |