เพ้นต์
péenMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] paint decoratively (esp. nails/face/body)
to apply decorative or artistic paint, often on nails, faces, bodies, walls, or objects; commonly used for nail art and body/face painting
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเพ้นต์péenเพ้นต์péen[to] paint decoratively (esp. nails/face/body)เล็บlépเล็บlépnail (human); claw (animal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
I want to go get my nails painted at the new salon.
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ในnaiงานวัดngaan wátเด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpให้hâiคนkonมาmaaเพ้นต์pénหน้าnâaเป็นbpenรูปrôopสัตว์sàtต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
At the temple fair, kids love having people paint their faces as different animals.
เขาkǎoใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaสุดสัปดาห์sùt-sàp-daaในnaiการgaanเพ้นต์péenลวดลายlûuat-laaiบนbonแจกันjɛɛ-ganเก่าgàoให้ดูhâi-duuสวยขึ้นsǔuai-kʉ̂n
He spent the weekend painting patterns on an old vase to make it look prettier.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiความสามารถพิเศษkwaam-sǎa-mâat-pí-sèetในnaiการgaanเพ้นต์péenร่างกายrâang-gaaiให้hâiกลมกลืนglom-glʉʉnไปbpaiกับgàpฉากหลังchàak-lǎngได้dâaiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
This artist has a special talent for amazingly painting bodies to blend in with the background.
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
péen
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
ต์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |