การบูร
gaa-rá-buunMeaning
1NounB1
camphor
camphor; a white, waxy substance with a strong smell, often used in medicine or as an insect repellent.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)การบูรgaa-rá-buunการบูรgaa-rá-buuncamphorใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâawardrobe; armoire; clothes closetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแมลงmá-lɛɛngแมลงmá-lɛɛnginsect; bug
Grandma put camphor in the wardrobe to repel insects.
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กลิ่นglìnของkɔ̌ɔngการบูรgaa-rá-buunหอมเย็นhɔ̌ɔm-yenสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnหลายคนlǎai-konจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaวางไว้waang-wáiในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náam
The smell of camphor is cool and refreshing, so many people like to place it in their bathrooms.
ฉันchănซื้อséuพิpíมmเสsăyนnน้ำnáamที่têeมีmeeส่วนผสมsùuan pà-sŏmของkŏngการบูรgaan-rá-boonมาใช้maa cháiดมdomเวลาway-laaเวียนหัวwiian hŭua
I bought a herbal inhaler containing camphor to sniff when I feel dizzy.
ในnaiการแพทย์แผนไทยgaan-pɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiการบูรgaa-rá-buunเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบสำคัญsùuan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-sǎm-kanในnaiยาหม่องyaa-mɔ̀ɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiทาtaaบรรเทาban-taoอาการปวดเมื่อยaa-gaan-bpùuat-mʉ̂ʉaiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉa
In Thai traditional medicine, camphor is a key ingredient in balms used to rub on and relieve muscle aches.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การบูร said กา-ระ-บูร?
gaa-rá-buun
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |