เอป
èepMeaning
1NounB1
ape
a primate that lacks a tail, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtzooและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเอปèepเอปèepapeตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหญ่มากyài-mâakใหญ่มากyài-mâakvery big; huge
Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a very big ape.
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นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngฝูงfǔungเอปèepในnaiป่าbpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nút
Scientists study the behavior of ape troops in the forest to understand human evolution.
มีmiiการถกเถียงgaan-tòk-tǐiangกันganในnaiแวดวงวิชาการwɛ̂ɛt-wong-wí-chaa-gaanว่าwâaเอปèepมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการใช้ภาษาgaan-chái-paa-sǎaเชิงสัญลักษณ์chəəng-sǎn-yá-lákได้dâaiเทียบเท่าtîiap-tâoมนุษย์má-nútในnaiระดับrá-dàpใดdai
There is an academic debate about the extent to which apes possess the ability to use symbolic language comparable to humans.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
èep
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |