Starfish in Thai

“Starfish” in Thai is ปลาดาวbplaa-daao.

ปลาดาว bplaa-daao

starfish noun

bplaa mid
daao mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs

Parts: ปลาbplaa fish ดาวdaao star

How to use it

A "star fish", just as in English: ปลาbplaa, fish, and ดาวdaao, star. Look, but leave starfish in the water: lifting them out for a photo can kill them.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

pla dao
pladao
plaa daao

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones