บุหลัน
bù-lǎnMeaning
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moon (poetic)
The moon; a poetic or literary word for the moon.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsบุหลันbù-lǎnบุหลันbù-lǎnmoon (poetic)งดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)ยิ่งนักyîng-nákยิ่งนักyîng-nákvery; extremely
Tonight, the moon is exceptionally beautiful.
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กวีgà-wiiเขียนบทkǐian-bòtกลอนglɔɔnถึงtʉ̌ngแสงsɛ̌ɛngบุหลันbù-lǎnที่tîiส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
The poet wrote a verse about the light of the moon shining in the sky.
ใต้dtâaiแสงนวลsɛ̌ɛng-nuuanของkɔ̌ɔngบุหลันbù-lǎnทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiสารภาพรักsǎa-rá-pâap-rákต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan
Under the gentle light of the moon, the two confessed their love to each other.
ใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangผุดผ่องpùt-pɔ̀ngราวกับraao-gàpบุหลันbù-lǎnวันเพ็ญwan-penที่tîiลอยlɔɔiเด่นdènอยู่yùuกลางนภาglaang-ná-paa
Her face was as radiant as the full moon floating prominently in the midst of the sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bù
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 | — | — |