เรือผี
rʉʉa-pǐiMeanings
1Noun
an unlikely fan pairing
An imagined romantic pairing with little or no basis in the original story or actual interactions.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เรือผีrʉʉa-pǐiเรือผีrʉʉa-pǐi1an unlikely fan pairing2ghost ship; haunted shipคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverเจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)
I like this unlikely fan pairing, even though the two characters never meet in the story.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanวาดwâatแฟนอาร์ตfɛɛn-áatให้hâiเรือผีrʉʉa-pǐiคู่kûuข้ามkâamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทั้งที่táng-tîiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnอยู่yùuคนละkon-láจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan
My friend drew fan art for an unlikely crossover pairing, even though the characters belong to different fictional universes.
2Noun
ghost ship; haunted ship
A ship believed to be haunted or inhabited by ghosts.
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)เรือผีrʉʉa-pǐiเรือผีrʉʉa-pǐi1an unlikely fan pairing2ghost ship; haunted shipที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughอ่าวàaoอ่าวàaobayทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachคืนเดือนมืดkʉʉn-dʉʉan-mʉ̂ʉtคืนเดือนมืดkʉʉn-dʉʉan-mʉ̂ʉta moonless night
The fishermen in the tale dared not approach the ghost ship that drifted through the bay on every moonless night.
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พระเอกprá-èekขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiบนbonเรือผีrʉʉa-pǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoพบว่าpóp-wâaวิญญาณwin-yaanลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉaยังyangติดอยู่dtìt-yùuที่นั่นtîi-nân
The hero boarded the haunted ship to rescue his younger sister and discovered that the crew's spirits were still trapped there.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
rʉʉa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เรือผีrʉʉa-pǐiเรือผีrʉʉa-pǐian unlikely fan pairingan unlikely fan pairingWord