เภตรา
pee-dtraaMeaning
1NounC1
boat; ship (literary)
a boat or ship, used in formal or literary Thai; often a large vessel.
Examples
กัปตันgàp-dtanกัปตันgàp-dtan1captain (ship/aircraft)2team captain; captain (sports)ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerเภตราpee-dtraaเภตราpee-dtraaboat; ship (literary)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâa1[to] head for; proceed toward2[to] aim for (a goal); work towardสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leeท้องทะเลtɔ́ɔng-tá-leethe sea; the ocean; (often) the open seaกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1wide; broad2spacious; roomy3extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scope
The captain stood watching the large ship head towards the wide open sea.
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ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanเภตราpee-dtraaสำเภาsǎm-paoจากjàakเมืองจีนmʉʉang-jiinได้dâaiนำพาnam-paaสินค้าsǐn-káaและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamมาสู่maa-sùuดินแดนdin-dɛɛnสยามsà-yǎam
In ancient times, Chinese junk ships brought goods and culture to the land of Siam.
ยามyaamอาทิตย์อัสดงaa-tít-àt-sà-dongแลเห็นlɛɛ-hěnเพียงpiiangเงาngaoเภตราpee-dtraaลอยlɔɔiลำlamอยู่yùuไกลลิบglai-lípกลางglaangผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamสีทองsǐi-tɔɔng
As the sun sets, one can only see the distant silhouette of a ship floating amidst the golden water.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหาชนกprá-má-hǎa-chá-nókขณะkà-nàทรงsongบังคับbang-kápเภตราpee-dtraaฝ่าfàaคลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomพายุpaa-yúในnaiมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùt
The poem describes the greatness of King Mahajanaka as he steered his great ship through the stormy waves of the ocean.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เภตรา said เพ-ตรา?
pee-dtraa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |