พับ
fold
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- 1 fold、fold up
- 2 shelve (a plan)、abandon (a project)
- 3 [counter for bolts of cloth]
This word mainly describes folding paper, cloth, or another object over onto itself. It can also mean shelving or abandoning a plan.
fold、fold up
To bend something over onto itself or collapse it into a smaller, folded form.
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พับกระดาษ pháp kradàat fold paper พับกระดาษ details
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ช่วยพับผ้าหน่อย chûay pháp phâa nɔ̀ɔy Please help fold the laundry. ช่วยพับผ้าหน่อย details
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พับครึ่ง pháp khrʉ̂ŋ fold in half พับครึ่ง details
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เก้าอี้ตัวนี้พับได้ kâwîi tua níi pháp dâay This chair can be folded. เก้าอี้ตัวนี้พับได้ details
shelve (a plan)、abandon (a project)
To stop pursuing a plan or project, either shelving it for now or abandoning it.
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พับโครงการไว้ก่อน pháp khrooŋkaan wáy kɔ̀ɔn shelve the project for now พับโครงการไว้ก่อน details
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รัฐบาลอาจพับแผนนี้ rátthabaan àat pháp phɛ̌ɛn níi The government may scrap this plan. รัฐบาลอาจพับแผนนี้ details
[counter for bolts of cloth]
A classifier used for cloth arranged and sold in folded bolts.
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ผ้าไหมสามพับ phâa mǎy sǎam pháp three bolts of silk ผ้าไหมสามพับ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is bending a flat or spread-out object over onto itself so that it becomes layered and compact. The same verb can therefore be used for folding paper, folding clothes, and folding up furniture. Common patterns include พับครึ่ง (“fold in half”), พับเก็บ (“fold up and put away”), and พับได้ (“foldable” or “can be folded”). With a plan or project, พับ is figurative: the idea is that the matter is folded up and put aside, so it is shelved or abandoned. As a classifier, พับ is used mainly for cloth made up into folded bolts.
Usage
It is common in everyday situations such as folding paper, doing laundry, or folding up an umbrella. พับได้ is often used to describe foldable furniture and products. In news and business contexts, it can describe shelving or abandoning a plan or project. Its classifier use is mainly encountered when buying, selling, or discussing bolts of fabric.
Caution
พับ involves bending, layering, or collapsing something into a folded form. For simply closing a door, box, or book, ปิด is normally used. With an umbrella, พับร่ม suggests folding it up, while หุบร่ม focuses on bringing the open canopy down. When พับ refers to a plan, context determines whether the plan is merely on hold or has been abandoned completely.
Differences from similar words
1 fold synonyms
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ทบ emphasizes turning one layer over another or doubling it over. พับ is the more general word for folding paper, clothes, furniture, and many other objects.
2 shelve (a plan) synonyms
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ยกเลิก is the standard general verb for formally canceling an event, agreement, or service. พับ is figurative and is used mainly when a plan or project is shelved or abandoned.