แพลอย
pɛɛ-lɔɔiMeaning
1NounB1
floating raft; floating house-raft
a raft or floating platform used on water, often for transport, living (house-raft), docking, or staging on rivers and lakes
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)แพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔiแพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔifloating raft; floating house-raftข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
The villagers took us on a floating raft across the river to the other side.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuบนbonแพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔiที่tîiจอดเทียบjɔ̀ɔt-tîiapริมน้ำrim-náamและlɛ́ทำประมงtam-bprà-mongทุกวันtúk-wan
A family lives on a floating raft moored by the riverside and goes fishing every day.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoพักค้างคืนpák-káang-kʉʉnบนbonแพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔiกลางglaangเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชมchomพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นprá-aa-tít-kʉ̂nบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam
Tourists stayed overnight on a floating raft in the middle of the dam to watch the sunrise over the water.
งานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamจัดjàtเวทีwee-tiiบนbonแพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔiสำหรับsǎm-ràpดนตรีdon-dtriiและlɛ́การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngพร้อมprɔ́ɔmท่าtâaเทียบtîiapแพpɛɛให้hâiเรือrʉʉaสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔn
The riverside festival set up a stage on a floating raft for music and performances, with a raft dock for passing boats.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
แพpɛɛแพpɛɛ1raft; floating platform2raft house; floating house/shop3classifier: rafts; raft housesraft; floating platformPart 1
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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 2
แพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔiแพลอยpɛɛ-lɔɔifloating raft; floating house-raftfloating raft; floating house-raftWord