ปกรณ์
bpà-gɔɔnMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Pakorn (male name)
a common Thai given name for males.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔn1Pakorn (male name)2treatise; text (formal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumcome to attend a meetingพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Mr. Pakorn will come to the meeting tomorrow.
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ปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnเป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมาด้วยกันmaa-dûuai-ganกับgàpผมpǒm
Pakorn is a friend who studied at university with me.
ถ้าtâaอยากรู้yàak-rúuเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกล้องglɔ̂ngลองlɔɔngถามtǎamปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnดูสิduu-sìเขาkǎoเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanมากmâak
If you want to know about cameras, try asking Pakorn. He's an expert.
โครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpอยู่yùuมีmiiความคืบหน้าkwaam-kʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปbpaiมากmâak
The project that Pakorn is responsible for has made significant progress.
2NounC1
treatise; text (formal)
a formal or literary term for a book or written work, especially a scholarly treatise; often used in titles
Examples
อาจารย์แนะนำaa-jaan-nɛ́-namอาจารย์แนะนำaa-jaan-nɛ́-namthe teacher advises/recommendsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔn1Pakorn (male name)2treatise; text (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat-taiประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat-taiThai history
The professor recommended reading a treatise on Thai history.
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นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnโบราณboo-raanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítในอดีตnai-à-dìit
Scholars are studying ancient written works to understand lifestyles of the past.
มิmîลินlinทtปัญหาbpan-hăaเป็นbpenปกรณ์bpà-gonสำคัญsăm-kanทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaที่têeแต่งdtàengในnaiรูปแบบrôop bàepบทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naa
The Milinda Panha is an important Buddhist treatise composed in the form of a dialogue.
การตีความgaan-dtii-kwaamปกรณ์bpà-gɔɔnชั้นสูงchán-sǔungทางปรัชญาtaang-bpràt-yaaต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความรู้kwaam-rúuพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanที่tîiแน่นnɛ̂nพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuan
Interpreting advanced philosophical treatises requires a considerably solid foundational knowledge.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปกรณ์ said ปะ-กอน?
bpà-gɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
bpà
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 | — | — |