กุมภ์
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Aquarius (zodiac sign)
the eleventh sign of the zodiac, Aquarius
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyวันที่wan-tîiวันที่wan-tîicalendar date; specific day of a month15กุมภาพันธ์gum-paa-panกุมภาพันธ์gum-paa-panFebruary; the second month of the year.เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนราศีกุมภ์kon-raa-sǐi-gumคนราศีกุมภ์kon-raa-sǐi-guman Aquarian; a person with the Aquarius zodiac sign.
My friend was born on February 15th, so he is an Aquarius.
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หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuทำนายtam-naaiว่าwâaคนราศีกุมภ์kon-raa-sǐi-gumจะjàมีโชคmii-chôokด้านการเงินdâan-gaan-ngənในเดือนnai-dʉʉanนี้níi
The fortune teller predicted that people of the Aquarius sign will have financial luck this month.
ตามdtaamตำราdtam-raaโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatว่ากันว่าwâa-gan-wâaชาวราศีกุมภ์chaao-raa-sǐi-gumมักmákมีmiiความคิดสร้างสรรค์kwaam-kít-sâang-sǎnและlɛ́รักrákอิสระìt-sà-ràไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpอยู่yùuในกรอบnai-grɔ̀ɔp
According to astrology books, it is said that people born under the sign of Aquarius are often creative and love freedom, disliking being constrained.
สัญลักษณ์săn-yá-lákของkŏngราศีกุมภ์raa-sĕe gumคือkeuคนโทน้ำkon-toh náamซึ่งsêungสื่อถึงsùue tĕungการแบ่งปันgaan bàeng bpanความรู้kwaam róoและláeนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamใหม่ๆmài màiให้แก่hâi gàeโลกlôhk
The symbol of Aquarius is the water bearer, which represents sharing knowledge and new innovations with the world.
2NounC1
water jar; pot (literary)
a jar or pot for holding water; a literary or classical term
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)ตักน้ำdtàk-náamตักน้ำdtàk-náam[to] scoop/draw waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กุมภ์gumกุมภ์gum1Aquarius (zodiac sign)2water jar; pot (literary)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แบกbɛ̀ɛkแบกbɛ̀ɛk1[to] carry on the back/shoulders2[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)3[to] carry a team (gaming slang)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
In the fable, the maiden scooped water from the stream, filled her pot, and carried it back home.
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ภาพสลักนูนต่ำpâap-sà-làk-nuun-dtàmแสดงsà-dɛɛngรูปrûupเทวดาtee-wá-daaถือtʉ̌ʉหม้อmɔ̂ɔกุมภ์gumอันanบรรจุban-jùน้ำอมฤตnáam-à-má-rítไว้wáiภายในpaai-nai
The bas-relief carving shows a deity holding a sacred pot containing the elixir of life.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngหยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀พราวpraaoบนbonผิวpǐuภาชนะpaa-chá-náดินเผาdin-pǎoว่าwâaเปรียบประดุจbprìiap-bprà-dùtเพชรpétประดับbprà-dàpกุมภ์gum
The master poet described the dewdrops clinging to the surface of the earthen vessel as jewels adorning the pot.
ในnaiพิธีพราหมณ์pí-tii-praamจะมีjà-miiการตั้งgaan-dtângหม้อmɔ̂ɔกุมภ์gumเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแทนtɛɛnมหาสมุทรmá-hǎa-sà-mùtและlɛ́จักรวาลjàk-grà-waanอันanเป็นแหล่งกำเนิดbpen-lɛ̀ng-gam-nə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìng
In Brahmin rituals, a ceremonial pot is established as a symbol of the ocean and the cosmos, the origin of all things.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กุมภ์ said กุม?
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- Silent letterภ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gum
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ภ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |