ไถ่บาป
tài-bàapMeaning
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[to] atone for sin; [to] redeem
to do something to show you are sorry for a sin or wrongdoing; to make amends for sins.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำความดีtam-kwaam-diiทำความดีtam-kwaam-dii[to] do good deedsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไถ่บาปtài-bàapไถ่บาปtài-bàap[to] atone for sin; [to] redeemที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâat[to] make a mistakeในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerly
He intends to do good deeds to atone for the mistakes he made in the past.
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ในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตัวเอกdtuua-èekพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàไถ่บาปtài-bàapด้วยdûuaiการgaanออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaผู้คนpûu-kon
In this novel, the protagonist tries to atone for his sins by going on a journey to help people.
บางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการอุทิศตนgaan-ù-tít-dtonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสังคมsǎng-komเป็นbpenหนทางhǒn-taangหนึ่งในnʉ̀ng-naiการgaanไถ่บาปtài-bàapจากjàakความkwaamเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuuaในอดีตnai-à-dìitของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Some people believe that dedicating oneself to society is one way to atone for one's past selfishness.
เขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàทำความดีtam-kwaam-diiมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiก็gɔ̂ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatไถ่บาปtài-bàapให้กับhâi-gàpความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuatที่tîiเขาkǎoได้dâaiก่อขึ้นgɔ̀ɔ-kʉ̂nกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaได้dâai
He felt that no matter how many good deeds he did, he could not atone for the pain he had caused his family.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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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ไถ่บาปtài-bàapไถ่บาปtài-bàap[to] atone for sin; [to] redeem[to] atone for sin; [to] redeemWord