บูรณะ
buu-rá-náMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] restore; renovate; rehabilitate
To repair, restore, or rehabilitate something—often a historic building, temple, monument, or artifact—so that it is sound and closer to its original or intended condition.
Examples
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesบูรณะbuu-rá-náบูรณะbuu-rá-ná1[to] restore; renovate; rehabilitate2restoration; renovation; rehabilitationสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ใช้ได้chái-dâaiใช้ได้chái-dâai1acceptable; satisfactory; decent2fairly; quite; reasonably3Not bad! Pretty good!4usable; serviceable5valid; permitted6applicable; valid7[to] be acceptable; be satisfactoryอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai1safe; secure2[to] be safe; be out of danger
The municipality is restoring the old bridge so that people can use it safely.
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ชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganบูรณะbuu-rá-náวัดโบราณwát-boo-raanหลังจากlǎng-jàakพายุpaa-yúพังpangผนังpà-nǎngไปbpaiบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
The community joined forces to restore the ancient temple after the storm damaged parts of its walls.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจ้างjâangผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanมาmaaบูรณะbuu-rá-náจิตรกรรมฝาผนังjìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaใกล้เคียงglâi-kiiangสภาพเดิมsà-pâap-dəəmมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
The museum hired experts to restore the mural to a condition as close to its original as possible.
โครงการkrohng gaanบูรณะboo-rá-náอาคารaa-kaanประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatต้องdtôngใช้cháiวัสดุwát-sà-dùและláeเทคนิคték-níkแบบbàepเดิมdermเพื่อpêuuaคงkongคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaทางสถาปัตยกรรมtaang sà-tăa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gam
The restoration project of the historic building must use original materials and techniques to preserve its architectural value.
2NounB2
restoration; renovation; rehabilitation
The process or work of repairing and restoring an object, structure, or site, especially of historical or cultural significance.
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalบูรณะbuu-rá-náบูรณะbuu-rá-ná1[to] restore; renovate; rehabilitate2restoration; renovation; rehabilitationสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดำเนินdam-nəənดำเนินdam-nəən1[to] proceed; carry out; continue2[to] walk; move along (formal/literary)3[to] conduct; manage; administer (formal)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาrák-sǎaรักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòk1inheritance (legal estate)2heritage; legacyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)
The restoration project of the old bridge is underway to preserve the city's heritage.
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พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panประกาศbprà-gàatแผนpɛ̌ɛnบูรณะbuu-rá-náโบราณวัตถุboo-raan-wát-tùที่tîiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจากjàakน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
The museum announced a plan to restore artifacts damaged by the flood.
การบูรณะgaan buu-rá-náวัดโบราณwát boh-raanต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu chîiao chaanหลายสาขาlăai săa-kăaและláeเอกสารอ้างอิงèk-gà-săan âang ingทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàat
Restoring an ancient temple requires experts from multiple fields and historical documentation.
งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสำหรับsǎm-ràpการบูรณะgaan-buu-rá-náพระปรางค์prá-bpraangถูกtùukจัดสรรjàt-sǎnอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคงkongรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmให้hâiมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
The budget for restoring the prang was allocated carefully to preserve as many original details as possible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บูรณะ said บู-ระ-นะ?
buu-rá-ná
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
buu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |