เพ้
péeMeaning
1AdverbA1
here; this way (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai word meaning 'here' or 'this way,' used to point to a nearby place or direction.
Examples
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)เพ้péeเพ้péehere; this way (Northern Thai)เน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)
Come this way, okay?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pée
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 | — | — |