ไข้ป่า
kâi-bpàaMeaning
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malaria
Malaria: a disease spread by mosquito bites, often in forested areas, causing fever, chills, and sweating.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินป่าdəən-bpàaเดินป่าdəən-bpàa1[to] hike; trek (in the forest/jungle)2trekking; forest hikeมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jàoften; usually (habit/frequency)เป็นไข้bpen-kâiเป็นไข้bpen-kâi[to] have a fever; be feverishป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)
In the past, people who walked in the forest often got malaria.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoควรkuuanกินยาgin-yaaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไข้ป่าkâi-bpàaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางเข้าdəən-taang-kâoไปbpaiในnaiพื้นที่เสี่ยงpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sìiang
Tourists should take anti-malarial medication before traveling into high-risk areas.
อาการaa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngไข้ป่าkâi-bpàaคือkʉʉจะมีjà-miiไข้สูงkâi-sǔungหนาวnǎaoสั่นsànและlɛ́เหงื่อออกngʉ̀ʉa-ɔ̀ɔkมากmâak
The symptoms of malaria are high fever, chills, and excessive sweating.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะมีjà-miiยาyaaที่tîiรักษาrák-sǎaไข้ป่าkâi-bpàaได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการป้องกันgaan-bpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiยุงyungกัดgàtก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiที่tîiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùt
Although there is now medication to treat malaria, preventing mosquito bites is still the best method.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)forest; woodlandPart 2
ไข้ป่าkâi-bpàaไข้ป่าkâi-bpàamalariamalariaWord