Wolf in Thai

“Wolf” in Thai is หมาป่าmǎa-bpàa.

หมาป่า mǎa-bpàa

wolf noun

mǎa rising
bpàa low

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

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

Parts: หมาmǎa dog ป่าbpàa forest; wild

How to use it

A wolf is a "forest dog": หมาmǎa, dog, and ป่าbpàa, forest or wild, the same ป่าbpàa as in ช้างป่าcháang bpàa, wild elephants. Thailand has no wolves, but its forests are home to the dhole, a wild dog called หมาในmǎa nai.

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:

ma pa
maa paa
mah pa
mapa

More animals in Thai

All animals

สัตว์ sàt Animal
แมว maew Cat
ช้าง cháang Elephant
ลิง ling Monkey
งู nguu Snake
นก nók Bird

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