เพ็ก
pékMeaning
1NounC1
small bamboo species
A small bamboo species found in dry deciduous forests; also called ไผ่เพ็ก.
Examples
ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)เพ็กpékเพ็กpéksmall bamboo speciesขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùuขึ้นอยู่kʉ̂n-yùu1[to] depend (on)2[to] be up to [sb]ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)พื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-din1the ground; earth’s surface2land (not sea or air)เยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard against
This forest has a lot of Pek bamboo growing on the ground; you have to be careful when walking.
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สัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékในnaiป่าเต็งรังbpàa-dteng-rangมักจะmák-jàซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiกอgɔɔเพ็กpékที่tîiขึ้นkʉ̂nอย่างหนาแน่นyàang-nǎa-nɛ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบภัยlòp-pai
Small wild animals in the dry dipterocarp forest usually hide in the dense thickets of Pek bamboo for safety.
การเจริญเติบโตgaan-jà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtooของkɔ̌ɔngหญ้าyâaเพ็กpékในnaiป่าเต็งรังbpàa-dteng-rangนั้นnánมีmiiวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanที่tîiปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpไฟป่าfai-bpàaที่tîiมักจะmák-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nบ่อยครั้งbɔ̀i-krángในnaiฤดูแล้งrʉ́-duu-lɛ́ɛng
The growth of Pek bamboo in dry deciduous forests has evolved to adapt to the frequent forest fires during the dry season.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเก็บgèpหน่อnɔ̀ɔเพ็กpékมาmaaทำtamอาหารพื้นบ้านaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanด้วยdûuaiวิธีwí-tiiที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetของkɔ̌ɔngป่าผลัดใบbpàa-plàt-bai
Local villagers sustainably harvest Pek bamboo shoots to make traditional dishes in order to conserve the deciduous forest ecosystem.
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pék
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 | — | — |