เศษผ้า
sèet-pâaMeaning
1NounB1
scrap of cloth; rag
A small piece of cloth or fabric, often leftover from cutting or torn from a larger piece; a scrap of cloth or rag
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเศษผ้าsèet-pâaเศษผ้าsèet-pâascrap of cloth; ragเช็ดchétเช็ดchét[to] wipe; dabโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; deskในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Mom used a piece of rag to wipe the kitchen table.
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The tailor kept the fabric scraps to make small bags.
อย่าyàaทิ้งtíngเศษผ้าsèet-pâaพวกนี้pûuak-níiนะnáเราraoเอามาao-maaเย็บyépต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-ganเป็นbpenผ้าห่มpâa-hòmได้dâai
Don't throw away these fabric scraps, we can sew them together into a blanket.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinนำnamเศษผ้าsèet-pâaหลากสีlàak-sǐiที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaจากjàakการตัดเย็บgaan-dtàt-yépมาmaaสร้างสรรค์sâang-sǎnเป็นbpenผลงานศิลปะpǒn-ngaan-sǐn-lá-bpà
The artist took colorful fabric scraps left over from tailoring to create artwork.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศษผ้า said เสด-ผ้า?
sèet-pâa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèet
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
เศษsèetเศษsèet1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitremainder (math)Part 1
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เศษผ้าsèet-pâaเศษผ้าsèet-pâascrap of cloth; ragscrap of cloth; ragWord