บุษบก

bùt-sà-bòk

Meaning

1NounB2

ornate ceremonial pavilion; throne canopy

A highly decorated, tiered pavilion or throne canopy used in royal or religious contexts, often placed over a Buddha image or a royal seat.

Examples

งานพิธีngaan pí-teeงานพิธีngaan pí-teeceremony; formal eventหลวงlŭuangหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeอัญเชิญan-chernอัญเชิญan-chern1[to] respectfully invite/escort2[to] ceremonially bring/enshrineพระบรมรูปprá-bò-rom-má-rôopพระบรมรูปprá-bò-rom-má-rôoproyal statue (of a king)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ประดิษฐานbprà-dìt-sà-tăanประดิษฐานbprà-dìt-sà-tăan1[to] enshrine; install (sacred/royal object)2[to] be situated/enshrined (honorific, of sacred/royal)3[to] establish ceremonially; set up (formal)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)บุษบกbùt-sà-bòkบุษบกbùt-sà-bòkornate ceremonial pavilion; throne canopyที่ทำtêe tamยอดyôtยอดyôt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusซ้อนsónซ้อนsón1[to] stack; pile; layer2[to] overlap; superimpose3layered; stacked; overlapping4consecutively; in a row5[to] ride pillionอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyวิจิตรwí-jìtวิจิตรwí-jìtexquisite; ornate; elaborate; delicate
For this royal ceremony, the royal statue was enshrined on a busabok with elaborately tiered spires.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is บุษบก said บุด-สะ-บก?

bùt-sà-bòk

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——