แปลกหู
bplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
unfamiliar-sounding; unusual to the ear
Sounding unfamiliar or different from what one is accustomed to hearing.
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuแปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuunfamiliar-sounding; unusual to the earฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)มาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
This song sounds unfamiliar. I've never heard it before.
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สำเนียงsǎm-niiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฟังfangแปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuสำหรับsǎm-ràpฉันchǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เข้าใจkâo-jaiได้dâaiไม่ยากmâi-yâak
His accent sounds unfamiliar to me, but it isn't difficult to understand.
พอpɔɔวงwongนี้níiเปลี่ยนbplìianนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngเพลงpleengเก่าgàoที่tîiเอามาao-maaร้องrɔ́ɔngใหม่màiก็gɔ̂ฟังfangแปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuไปเลยbpai-ləəi
After this band changed singers, the new renditions of their old songs sounded quite different from what I was used to.
แม้mɛ́ɛการนำgaan-namเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanมาmaaผสมกับpà-sǒm-gàpดนตรีdon-dtriiสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเพลงpleengฟังfangแปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuในnaiช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiสร้างsâangเอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákให้กับhâi-gàpวงwong
Although combining traditional instruments with modern music makes the songs sound unfamiliar at first, it helps give the band a distinctive identity.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuแปลกหูbplɛ̀ɛk-hǔuunfamiliar-sounding; unusual to the earunfamiliar-sounding; unusual to the earWord