แพะ
pɛ́/pʰɛʔ˦˥/
The Thai word for goat is แพะ (pɛ́).
แพะ refers to the animal, the goat.
Meaning: animal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as pɛ́. The IPA is /pʰɛʔ˦˥/.
Did you know?
- While แพะ specifically means a goat, the term is often used in the phrase แพะรับบาป, which literally translates to 'the goat that receives the sin'.
- The word แพะ is believed to be onomatopoeic, meaning it was originally formed by imitating the sound a goat makes.
Examples in context
- ฉันเห็นแพะตัวหนึ่งchan hen phae tua nuengI saw a goat.
- แพะกินหญ้าในสวนphae kin ya nai suanThe goat eats grass in the garden.
- แพะตัวนี้สีขาวphae tua ni si khaoThis goat is white.
Example conversation
At a local petting zoo.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritณิชา ดูแพะ ตัวนั้นสิnicha du phae tua nan siNicha, look at that goat.
- ณิชา Nichaมันน่ารักมากเลย ธนกฤตman na-rak mak loei thanakritIt is very cute, Thanakrit.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritเราไปให้อาหารมันกันไหมrao pai hai a-han man kan maiShall we go feed it?
- ณิชา Nichaไปกันเถอะpai kan thoeLet's go.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goat” translations and entries แพะ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries แพะ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
