แผล
plɛ̌ɛMeanings
1NounA2
wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)
a damaged area on the skin or body, such as a cut, ulcer, or injury
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผลplɛ̌ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนิ้วมือníu-mʉʉนิ้วมือníu-mʉʉfinger
I have a wound on my finger.
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Yesterday I fell off my bike, so I have a scrape on my knee.
The doctor said the wound must be cleaned every day.
ถ้าtâaแผลplɛ̌ɛไม่หายmâi-hǎaiสักทีsàk-tiiควรkuuanกลับไปglàp-bpaiให้hâiหมอmɔ̌ɔตรวจdtrùuatเพราะprɔ́อาจàatมีmiiการติดเชื้อgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉa
If the wound doesn’t heal, you should go back to see the doctor because there might be an infection.
2ClassifierB1
wound (classifier: แผลแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล))
classifier for wounds or injuries (e.g., หนึ่งแผล, หลายแผล)
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแผลplɛ̌ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needกังวลgang-wonกังวลgang-won1worried; anxious2[to] worry; be anxious (about)
The doctor said there is only one wound, no need to worry.
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หลังlǎngอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเขาkǎoมีmiiแผลถลอกplɛ̌ɛ-tà-lɔ̀ɔkสองsɔ̌ɔngแผลplɛ̌ɛกับgàpแผลplɛ̌ɛฉีกchìikอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแผลplɛ̌ɛ
After the accident, he had two grazes and one laceration.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanนับnápได้dâaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtสี่sìiแผลplɛ̌ɛก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàทำแผลtam-plɛ̌ɛให้hâiทีละtii-láแผลplɛ̌ɛ
The nurse counted a total of four wounds before dressing each one.
รายงานraai-ngaanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpมีmiiแผลลึกplɛ̌ɛ-lʉ́kหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแผลplɛ̌ɛและlɛ́แผลตื้นplɛ̌ɛ-dtʉ̂ʉnหลายlǎaiแผลplɛ̌ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangการติดเชื้อgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉa
The report states that the injured person has one deep wound and several superficial ones, requiring infection monitoring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
plɛ̌ɛ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |