บุษบา
bùt-sà-baaMeanings
1Proper nounB1
a female name
A common Thai name for a female.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritบุษบาbùt-sà-baaบุษบาbùt-sà-baa1a female name2flower (poetic)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Where do you work, Khun Bussaba?
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บุษบาbùt-sà-baaเป็นbpenเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianประถมbprà-tǒm
Bussaba has been my close friend since elementary school.
ฉันchǎnฝากfàakเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanนี้níiไว้wáiให้hâiคุณkunบุษบาbùt-sà-baaที่tîiโต๊ะทำงานdtó-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
I've already left this document for Khun Bussaba at her desk.
คุณkunบุษบาbùt-sà-baaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaฝ่ายการตลาดfàai-gaan-dtà-làatจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้ให้ข้อมูลpûu-hâi-kɔ̂ɔ-muunเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níi
Khun Bussaba, who is the head of the marketing department, will be the one to provide information about this project.
2NounB2
flower (poetic)
A flower, often used in a poetic, literary, or formal way.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herร้อยมาลัยrói maa-laiร้อยมาลัยrói maa-lai[to] string a flower garland; make a garlandจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบุษบาbùt-sà-baaบุษบาbùt-sà-baa1a female name2flower (poetic)ที่เก็บtêe gèpที่เก็บtêe gèp1storage; storage space/place2holder; storage compartment; caseมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
She strung a garland from the flowers she had just picked from the garden.
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ในnaiสวนsǔuanนั้นnánมีmiiบุษบาbùt-sà-baaนานาพันธุ์naa-naa-panกำลังgam-langเบ่งบานbèng-baanส่งsòngกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔm
In that garden, various kinds of flowers were blooming, giving off a fragrant scent.
เหล่าlàoนางรำnaang-ramประดับbprà-dàpมวยผมmuuai-pǒmด้วยdûuaiบุษบาbùt-sà-baaขาวkǎaoบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùt
The dancers adorned their hair buns with pure white flowers.
กวีเอกgà-wii-èekได้dâaiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoบุษบาbùt-sà-baaในnaiยามyaamรุ่งอรุณrûng-à-runไว้wáiอย่างyàangไพเราะpai-rɔ́
The great poet beautifully described the beauty of the flowers at dawn.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บุษบา said บุด-สะ-บา?
bùt-sà-baa
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 | — | — |