แปลก
bplɛ̀ɛkMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
strange; unusual; odd
not normal or expected; different in a way that feels unusual
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherแปลกbplɛ̀ɛkแปลกbplɛ̀ɛk1strange; unusual; odd2unfamiliar; novel; exoticร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)
The weather is strange today—hot and then cold.
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เขาkǎoมาmaaสายsǎaiทุกวันtúk-wanมันmanดูduuแปลกbplɛ̀ɛkสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaอย่างyàangเขาkǎo
He comes late every day; it's unusual for someone as punctual as him.
The smell in this room is odd, like something burning.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanช่วงนี้chûuang-níiแปลกbplɛ̀ɛkจนjonพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเริ่มrə̂əmสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The manager's behavior has been so unusual lately that employees are starting to wonder what's going on.
2AdjectiveB1
unfamiliar; novel; exotic
outside one's ordinary experience; new or unfamiliar, without necessarily being foreign or non-native
Examples
พ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuaพ่อครัวpɔ̂ɔ-kruuamale cook; male chefใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)แปลกbplɛ̀ɛkแปลกbplɛ̀ɛk1strange; unusual; odd2unfamiliar; novel; exoticจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เมนูmee-nuuเมนูmee-nuu1menu; dish; menu item2menu (software interface)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The chef uses exotic herbs from abroad in this dish.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiอยู่yùuเมืองmʉʉangใหม่màiฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaอาหารaa-hǎanหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangยังyangแปลกbplɛ̀ɛkสำหรับsǎm-ràpลิ้นlínของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
When I moved to a new city, many foods still felt unfamiliar to my palate.
เขาkăoรวบรวมrûuap ruuamเครื่องดนตรีkrêuuang don-dtreeแปลกbplàekจากjàakชนเผ่าchon pàoต่างdtàangๆ-มาmaaแสดงsà-daeng
He collected unfamiliar instruments from various tribes to exhibit.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชื่นชอบchʉ̂ʉn-chɔ̂ɔpตลาดdtà-làatที่tîiมีmiiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiแปลกbplɛ̀ɛkจากjàakภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakอื่นʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́ให้hâiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanใหม่mài
Tourists love markets with exotic fruits from other regions because they offer a new experience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bplɛ̀ɛk
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 | — | — |