บุษกร
bùt-sà-gɔɔnMeaning
1NounC2
lotus; lotus flower (literary)
A literary term for a lotus or its flower.
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beamเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] shoot (informal)ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampooบุษกรbùt-sà-gonบุษกรbùt-sà-gonlotus; lotus flower (literary)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคลี่klêeคลี่klêe1[to] unfold; unfurl; spread out2[to] loosen; disentangleกลีบglèepกลีบglèep1petal; lobe; segment; clove; pleat2classifier: petals/segmentsขณะที่kà-nà têeขณะที่kà-nà têe1while; at the time that2whereas; in contrastหมอกmòkหมอกmòkfog; mistบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-จางหายไปjaang hăai bpaiจางหายไปjaang hăai bpai[to] fade away; [to] disappear gradually
As the morning light falls on the pond, the lotuses begin to open their petals while the thin mist gradually fades.
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หยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangบนbonกลีบglìipบุษกรbùt-sà-gɔɔnพราวระยับpraao-rá-yápราวกับraao-gàpอัญมณีan-yá-má-niiที่tîiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatบรรจงban-jongประดับbprà-dàpไว้wái
Dewdrops sparkle on the lotus petals like jewels carefully placed there by nature.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบbprìiapความงามkwaam-ngaamอันanสงบsà-ngòpของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoกับgàpบุษกรbùt-sà-gɔɔnแรกแย้มrɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ɛmซึ่งsʉ̂ngมิmíจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอวดùuatสีสันsǐi-sǎnก็gɔ̂สะกดsà-gòtสายตาsǎai-dtaaผู้พบเห็นpûu-póp-hěnได้dâai
The poet compares the young woman's serene beauty to a newly opening lotus, which can captivate onlookers without flaunting its colors.
ภาพpâapบุษกรbùt-sà-gɔɔnที่tîiชูchuuดอกdɔ̀ɔkพ้นpónโคลนตมkloon-dtomในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiนั้นnánมิได้mí-dâaiสื่อsʉ̀ʉเพียงpiiangความงามkwaam-ngaamหากhàakยังyangชวนให้chuuan-hâiครุ่นคิดถึงkrûn-kít-tʉ̌ngจิตjìtที่tîiหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakกิเลสgì-lèet
The image of a lotus raising its flower above the mud in that poem conveys not merely beauty, but also invites contemplation of a mind freed from spiritual defilements.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บุษกร said บุด-สะ-กอน?
bùt-sà-gɔɔn
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bùt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |