Dictionary entry
เปล่า
no
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedno; not; nevercurated
an exclamation expressing negation: no; not; never; nah; nothingwiktionary
empty; blank; vacant; containing nothingwiktionary
alone; sole; only; simple; plain; including nothing or no one elsewiktionary
free; free of charge; free of obligation or condition; gratuitouswiktionary
bare; naked; nude; covered by nothingwiktionary
void; invalid; vain; waste; dead; giving or resulting in nothingwiktionary
innocent; guiltless; having no role or participation, especially in wrongdoingwiktionary
aimless; purposelesswiktionary
alone; solely; only; simply; plainlywiktionary
freely; for free; free of charge; free of obligation or condition; gratuitouslywiktionary
in vain; for nothing; to no purposewiktionary
aimlessly; purposelesslywiktionary
Built from
From Proto-Tai *plɤwᴮ (“empty”). Cognate with Lao ເປົ່າ (pao), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (paw), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang byouq (“empty”).
Words built from it
เปล่า inside longer wordsA note on usage
เป็นคำปฏิเสธ แปลว่า ไม่มี ไม่เป็นอย่างนั้น.