เปล่า

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *plɤwᴮ (“empty”). Cognate with Lao ເປົ່າ (pao), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เปล่า e p l ˋ ā
Phonemic		ปฺล่าว p ̥ l ˋ ā w
Romanization	Paiboon	bplàao
	Royal Institute	plao
(standard) IPA(key)		/plaːw˨˩/(R)

Adjective

เปล่า • (bplàao)

1. containing nothing, being nothing: empty, blank, vacant, etc.
2. giving nothing, resulting in nothing: void, invalid, vain, waste, dead, etc.
3. covered by nothing: bare, naked, nude, etc.
4. including nothing or no one else: alone, sole, only, simple, plain, etc.
5. requiring nothing in return: free, for free, free of charge, free of obligation or condition, gratuitous, etc.
6. aimless; purposeless.

Adverb

เปล่า • (bplàao)

1. (colloquial) used to express negation: no, not, never, etc.
2. alone, solely, only; simply, plainly.
3. freely; for free; free of charge; free of obligation or condition; gratuitously.
4. aimlessly; purposelessly.
5. (slang) in vain; for nothing; to no purpose.
   • ตายเปล่า

     dtaai bplàao

     to die in vain

Interjection

เปล่า • (bplàao)

1. (colloquial) an exclamation used to express negation: no, not, never, nah, nothing, etc.