แพศยา
pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yaaMeaning
1NounB2
prostitute; adulteress; loose woman
a very offensive word for a woman, meaning a prostitute, an adulteress, or a woman who has sex with many people; used as a strong insult, often in literary or old-fashioned language.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráai1villain; antagonist2bad guy (colloq.)ตะโกนdtà-goonตะโกนdtà-goon[to] shout; yell; call outด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atนางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)แพศยาpɛ̂ɛt-sà-yaaแพศยาpɛ̂ɛt-sà-yaaprostitute; adulteress; loose woman
In the drama, the villain shouted at the heroine, calling her a whore.
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เขาkăoโกรธgròhtมากmâakจนjonเรียกrîakภรรยาpan-rá-yaaเก่าgàoของเขาkŏng kăoว่าwâaหญิงyĭngแพศยาpâet-sà-yăaต่อหน้าdtò nâaทุกคนtúk kon
He was so angry that he called his ex-wife a slut in front of everyone.
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่têeแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaไม่เรียบร้อยmâi rîap-róiอาจàatถูกtòokตราหน้าdtraa nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenหญิงyĭngแพศยาpâet-sà-yăaได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
In the old days, a woman who dressed immodestly could easily be branded a promiscuous woman.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamของผู้หญิงkɔ̌ɔng-pûu-yǐngที่tîiถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenนางnaangแพศยาpɛ̂ɛt-sà-yaaอย่างไม่เป็นธรรมyàang-mâi-bpen-tam
This novel reflects the fate of women who were unjustly condemned by society as adulteresses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แพศยา said แพด-สะ-ยา?
pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɛ̂ɛt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |