เพ้นท์
péenMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] paint (decorate; apply paint)
to apply paint or color decoratively, often for art or beauty (e.g., walls, nails, body); colloquial from English 'paint'
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเพ้นท์péenเพ้นท์péen1[to] paint (decorate; apply paint)2decorative painting; paintworkเล็บlépเล็บlépnail (human); claw (animal)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-colored
I want to paint my nails red.
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วันหยุดwan-yùtนี้níiเราraoจะjàช่วยกันchûuai-ganเพ้นท์péenผนังpà-nǎngห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênเป็นbpenสีฟ้าอ่อนsǐi-fáa-ɔ̀ɔn
This weekend, we are going to help each other paint the living room walls a light blue color.
ในnaiงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanเด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpให้hâiคนkonมาmaaเพ้นท์pâenหน้าnâaเป็นbpenรูปrôopสัตว์sàtต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
At the festival, kids love having people paint their faces as different animals.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒnคนkonนั้นnánกำลังจะgam-lang-jàเพ้นท์péenผนังpà-nǎngตึกdtʉ̀kเก่าgàoให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenผลงานศิลปะpǒn-ngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàชิ้นchínใหญ่yài
That street artist is going to paint the old building's wall, turning it into a large piece of art.
2NounB1
decorative painting; paintwork
the act or result of decorative painting (e.g., mural, nail art, body painting); informal usage
Examples
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindเพ้นท์péenเพ้นท์péen1[to] paint (decorate; apply paint)2decorative painting; paintworkเล็บlépเล็บlépnail (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 markerมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Look at the nail art on her hand. It's so beautiful.
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ในnaiงานกีฬาสีngaan-gii-laa-sǐiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láทีมtiimจะมีjà-miiการเพ้นท์ตัวgaan-péen-dtuuaเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiim
At the sports day event, each team will have body painting as their team's symbol.
เพ้นท์pâenบนbonกำแพงgam-paengนั้นnánบอกเล่าbòk lâoเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatของkŏngชุมชนchum-chonเราrao
The mural on that wall tells the historical story of our community.
การเพ้นท์หน้าgaan-péen-nâaในnaiเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanนี้níiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàชั้นสูงchán-sǔungที่tîiใช้cháiเทคนิคพิเศษték-nìk-pí-sèetซึ่งsʉ̂ngลอกเลียนแบบlɔ̂ɔk-liian-bɛ̀ɛpได้dâaiยากyâak
The face painting at this festival is considered high art, using special techniques that are difficult to imitate.
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
ท์ 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 | — | — |