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bpɛ̂ɛMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
flat; flattened
flat; flattened; spread out flat (often used to emphasize that something is completely flat or lying flat)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaglasses; spectaclesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแบนbɛɛnแบนbɛɛn1flat; flattened2[to] become flat; be flattened3[to] ban; boycott (slang)4flat (chested/breasted) (colloquial)แป้bpɛ̂ɛแป้bpɛ̂ɛflat; flattened
He accidentally sat on his glasses case until it was completely flattened.
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สุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua-nánนอนnɔɔnหมอบmɔ̀ɔpแป้bpɛ̂ɛติดกับdtìt-gàpพื้นpʉ́ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบซ่อนlòp-sɔ̂ɔnตัวdtuuaจากjàakคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâa
That dog lay crouched completely flat against the ground to hide from strangers.
พายุpaa-yúพัดpátแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakจนjonเต็นท์dténที่tîiเราraoกางgaangไว้wáiล้มพับlóm-pápแบนbɛɛnแป้bpɛ̂ɛไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉn
The storm blew so hard that the tent we pitched collapsed completely flat against the ground.
ช่างไม้châang-máaiใช้cháiค้อนkɔ́ɔnทุบtúpหัวตะปูhǔua-dtà-bpuuที่tîiโผล่plòoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจนjonแบนbɛɛnแป้bpɛ̂ɛติดกับdtìt-gàpเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The carpenter used a hammer to smash the protruding nail head until it was completely flat against the wood for safety.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |