เพาะ
pɔ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] sow; germinate; cultivate; breed; incubate
to cause seeds to sprout, raise seedlings, or rear plants/animals (e.g., fish, poultry) so they grow; also to incubate eggs
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เพาะpɔ́เพาะpɔ́1[to] sow; germinate; cultivate; breed; incubate2[to] nurture (talent/skills)ต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaseedling; young plantผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
This year I will raise vegetable seedlings behind the house.
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ลุงlungเพาะpɔ́ปลานิลbplaa-ninในnaiบ่อซีเมนต์bɔ̀ɔ-sii-meenแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iย้ายไปyáai-bpaiเลี้ยงlíiangในnaiกระชังgrà-chang
My uncle breeds tilapia in a cement pond and then moves them to cages.
เขาkǎoเพาะpɔ́เห็ดhètนางรมnaang-romในnaiโรงเรือนroong-rʉʉanและlɛ́ขายkǎaiให้hâiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanแถวtɛ̌ɛoตลาดdtà-làat
He cultivates oyster mushrooms in a grow house and sells them to restaurants near the market.
ฟาร์มfaamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเพาะpɔ́ไข่ไก่kài-gàiด้วยdûuaiตู้dtûuฟักfákควบคุมkûuap-kumอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumทำให้tam-hâiลูกไก่lûuk-gàiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
This farm incubates chicken eggs with temperature-controlled hatchers, allowing the chicks to hatch at the same time.
2VerbB2
[to] nurture (talent/skills)
to foster or develop abilities, qualities, or habits through training and care (figurative)
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเพาะpórเพาะpór1[to] sow; germinate; cultivate; breed; incubate2[to] nurture (talent/skills)นิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearการอ่านgaan àanการอ่านgaan àan1reading (the act/skill)2reading (pronunciation/interpretation of text)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการอ่านgaan àanการอ่านgaan àan1reading (the act/skill)2reading (pronunciation/interpretation of text)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The teacher tries to foster a love of reading in the children by reading to them every day.
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พ่อแม่pôr mâeเพาะpórความกล้าkwaam glâaพูดpôotในnaiที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náให้hâiลูกlôokโดยdoiการให้gaan hâiลองlongขึ้นkêunเวทีway-teeบ่อยๆbòi bòi
The parents cultivate their child’s courage to speak in public by letting them go on stage often.
การฝึกซ้อมgaan-fʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmอย่างyàangมีmiiวินัยwí-naiช่วยchûuaiเพาะpɔ́ทักษะták-sàการคิดเชิงวิพากษ์gaan-kít-chəəng-wí-pâakและlɛ́ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonในตัวnai-dtuuaนักเรียนnák-riian
Disciplined practice helps foster critical thinking skills and perseverance in students.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเพาะpɔ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanที่tîiโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiและlɛ́รับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpผ่านpàanการgaanโค้ชkóotและlɛ́การสะท้อนgaan-sà-tɔ́ɔnผลงานpǒn-ngaanอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
The organization strives to cultivate a culture of transparency and accountability through coaching and regular performance reflections.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pɔ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |