นพศูล
nóp-pá-sǔunMeaning
1NounC2
nine-pronged metal finial
A metal ornament crowning a prang tower, with a central spear-like point and eight branching blade-like points; also called นภศูล.
Examples
มัคคุเทศก์mák-kú-têetมัคคุเทศก์mák-kú-têet1tour guide2guide (formal/lit.)ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyให้ดูhâi-duuให้ดูhâi-duu[to] show [sb] [sth]นพศูลnóp-pá-sǔunนพศูลnóp-pá-sǔunnine-pronged metal finialบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostปรางค์bpraangปรางค์bpraangprang (Khmer-style temple tower)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàp1jewelry; personal ornaments2fashion accessories3ornament; decorative fittingโลหะloo-hàโลหะloo-hàmetalที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลายแหลมbplaai-lɛ̌ɛmปลายแหลมbplaai-lɛ̌ɛm1pointed tip; sharp end2pointed; sharp-tippedตรงกลางdtrong-glaangตรงกลางdtrong-glaang1in the middle; centrally2central; middle (located at the center)3the middle; the centerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แฉกchɛ̀ɛkแฉกchɛ̀ɛk1prong; spoke; point2forked; star-shaped (having prongs/rays)แยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkแยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] separate; [to] sort out2[to] distinguish; [to] tell apart3[to] branch off; [to] split offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)แปดbpɛ̀ɛtแปดbpɛ̀ɛt1eight (number)2eight (quantity)แฉกchɛ̀ɛkแฉกchɛ̀ɛk1prong; spoke; point2forked; star-shaped (having prongs/rays)
The guide pointed out the nopsun atop the prang tower, a metal ornament with a central point and eight branching points.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnบูรณะbuu-rá-náนพศูลnóp-pá-sǔunบนbonยอดyɔ̂ɔtปรางค์bpraangช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpทั้งtángสภาพsà-pâapเนื้อnʉ́ʉaโลหะloo-hàและlɛ́จุดยึดjùt-yʉ́tเพราะprɔ́ความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiอาจàatกระทบgrà-tópความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangยอดyɔ̂ɔtได้dâai
Before restoring the metal finial atop the prang tower, the craftspeople must inspect both the metal and its fastenings, since even minor damage could compromise the finial's stability.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองmɔɔngย้อนแสงyɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngนพศูลnóp-pá-sǔunที่tîiประดับbprà-dàpยอดyɔ̂ɔtปรางค์bpraangปรากฏbpraa-gòtเป็นbpenเงาngaoคมชัดkom-chátเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnยอดyɔ̂ɔtแหลมlɛ̌ɛmรูปrûupหอกhɔ̀ɔkตรงกลางdtrong-glaangและlɛ́แฉกchɛ̀ɛkบริวารbɔɔ-rí-waanที่tîiแยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkโดยรอบdooi-rɔ̂ɔp
Seen against the light, the metal finial crowning the prang tower forms a sharp silhouette, revealing its spear-like central point and the subsidiary points branching out around it.
นพศูลnóp-pá-sŏonหรือrĕuที่têeเรียกrîakอีกèekอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungว่าwâaนภnópศูลมิได้mí dâiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเครื่องประดับkrêuuang bprà-dàpโลหะloh-hàบนbonยอดyôtปรางค์bpraangหากhàakยังyangเชื่อมchêuuamรูปทรงrôop songของkŏngองค์ongปรางค์bpraangให้hâiต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangขึ้นไปถึงkêun bpai tĕungยอดyôtแหลมlăemรูปrôopหอกhòkตรงกลางdtrong glaangโดยdoiมีmeeแฉกchàekบริวารbò-rí-waanทั้งแปดtáng bpàetช่วยchûuaiเน้นnénความสง่าkwaam sà-ngàaในnaiแนวดิ่งnaeo dìng
The nopsun, also called naphasun, is more than a metal ornament atop a prang tower: it creates visual continuity between the tower's form and the central spear-like point above, while its eight subsidiary points accentuate the structure's vertical grandeur.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นพศูล said นบ-พะ-สูน?
nóp-pá-sǔun
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nóp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |