ปฐพี
bpà-tà-piiMeanings
1NounB2
earth; ground; soil (formal/poetic)
A formal or literary term for the earth, ground, or soil.
Examples
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)ความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaam1beauty; elegance; grace2inner beauty; moral graceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsธรรมชาติtam-má-châatธรรมชาติtam-má-châat1nature; the natural world2natural; inherent3character; dispositionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockที่ใดtîi-daiที่ใดtîi-dai1where (formal/literary)2wherever; any place that (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปฐพีbpà-tà-piiปฐพีbpà-tà-pii1earth; ground; soil (formal/poetic)2the world; the land (formal/poetic)3the earth element (classical)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เทียบtîiapเทียบtîiap1[to] compare; set side by side; liken2[to] align; match; make correspond3[to] dock; come alongside (a pier/boat)4comparable (to); on a par (with)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This poem speaks of the beauty of nature, which is unparalleled anywhere in the world.
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กษัตริย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่gà-sàt-pûu-yîng-yàiทรงsongปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎaจะjàสร้างsâangสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâapให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətขึ้นkʉ̂nทั่วทั้งtûua-tángปฐพีbpà-tà-pii
The great king wished to bring about peace throughout the entire world.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatในอดีตnai-à-dìitออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânว่าwâaจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatค้นพบkón-pópดินแดนdin-dɛɛnใหม่màiที่tîiยังyangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีใครmii-kraiรู้จักrúu-jàkในnaiปฐพีbpà-tà-piiนี้níi
Explorers of the past set out with the conviction that they could discover new lands unknown to this world.
แม้mɛ́ɛเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiจะjàก้าวไกลgâao-glaiเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีmiiปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaอีกมากมายìik-mâak-maaiซุกซ่อนอยู่súk-sɔ̂ɔn-yùuทั่วtûuaทุกมุมtúk-mumปฐพีbpà-tà-piiรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiการค้นพบgaan-kón-póp
No matter how advanced technology becomes, there are still countless mysteries hidden in every corner of the world, waiting to be discovered.
2NounC1
the world; the land (formal/poetic)
A formal or poetic term for the world or the land as a whole.
Examples
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ng1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] speak about; discuss; deal with (a topic)ความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaam1beauty; elegance; grace2inner beauty; moral graceของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsธรรมชาติtam-má-châatธรรมชาติtam-má-châat1nature; the natural world2natural; inherent3character; dispositionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockที่ใดtîi-daiที่ใดtîi-dai1where (formal/literary)2wherever; any place that (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปฐพีbpà-tà-piiปฐพีbpà-tà-pii1earth; ground; soil (formal/poetic)2the world; the land (formal/poetic)3the earth element (classical)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เทียบtîiapเทียบtîiap1[to] compare; set side by side; liken2[to] align; match; make correspond3[to] dock; come alongside (a pier/boat)4comparable (to); on a par (with)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This poem speaks of the beauty of nature, which is unparalleled anywhere in the world.
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กษัตริย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่gà-sàt-pûu-yîng-yàiทรงsongปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎaจะjàสร้างsâangสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâapให้เกิดhâi-gə̀ətขึ้นkʉ̂nทั่วทั้งtûua-tángปฐพีbpà-tà-pii
The great king wished to bring about peace throughout the entire world.
นักสำรวจnák-sǎm-rùuatในอดีตnai-à-dìitออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânว่าwâaจะสามารถjà-sǎa-mâatค้นพบkón-pópดินแดนdin-dɛɛnใหม่màiที่tîiยังyangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีใครmii-kraiรู้จักrúu-jàkในnaiปฐพีbpà-tà-piiนี้níi
Explorers of the past set out with the conviction that they could discover new lands unknown to this world.
แม้mɛ́ɛเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiจะjàก้าวไกลgâao-glaiเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีmiiปริศนาbprìt-sà-nǎaอีกมากมายìik-mâak-maaiซุกซ่อนอยู่súk-sɔ̂ɔn-yùuทั่วtûuaทุกมุมtúk-mumปฐพีbpà-tà-piiรอคอยrɔɔ-kɔɔiการค้นพบgaan-kón-póp
No matter how advanced technology becomes, there are still countless mysteries hidden in every corner of the world, waiting to be discovered.
3NounC2
the earth element (classical)
The 'earth' element (ปถวีธาตุ), representing solidity, in traditional Thai cosmology, medicine, or philosophy; one of the four classical elements (ธาตุทั้งสี่ธาตุทั้งสี่tâat-táng-sìithe four elements (earth, water, wind/air, fire)).
Examples
ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)ทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-dii1theory (explanatory system)2theory (speculative idea)แพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiThai traditional medicine practitionerร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human beingประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuai[to] consist of; [to] be composed ofธาตุสี่tâat-sìiธาตุสี่tâat-sìithe four elements (earth, water, wind, fire)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationธาตุtâatธาตุtâat1element (chemical)2element; fundamental component3bodily element (traditional medicine/Buddhism)4temperament; constitutionปฐพีbpà-tà-piiปฐพีbpà-tà-pii1earth; ground; soil (formal/poetic)2the world; the land (formal/poetic)3the earth element (classical)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของแข็งkɔ̌ɔng-kɛ̌ngของแข็งkɔ̌ɔng-kɛ̌ng1solid objects; hard items2solid (state of matter)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โครงสร้างkroong-sâangโครงสร้างkroong-sâangstructure; frameworkหลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibody
According to traditional Thai medical theory, the human body is composed of four elements, of which the Pathaphi element represents the solid parts and the main structure of the body.
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การgaanเจริญกรรมฐานjà-rəən-gam-má-tǎanโดยdooiพิจารณาร่างpí-jaa-rá-naa-râangกายgaaiให้เห็นhâi-hěnเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumของkɔ̌ɔngธาตุtâatดินdinน้ำnáamลมlomไฟfaiหรือrʉ̌ʉปฐพีbpà-tà-piiอาโปaa-bpooวาโยwaa-yooเตโชdtee-chooจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคลายklaaiความยึดมั่นถือมั่นkwaam-yʉ́t-mân-tʉ̌ʉ-mânในตัวnai-dtuuaตนdtonได้dâai
Practicing meditation by contemplating the body as a mere congregation of the elements earth, water, wind, and fire—or Pathaphi, Apo, Vayo, Techo—can help loosen the attachment to self.
ในnaiตำราพิชัยสงครามdtam-raa-pí-chai-sǒng-kraamโบราณboo-raanการตั้งgaan-dtângค่ายkâaiต้องdtɔ̂ngพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaชัยภูมิchai-yá-puumที่tîiมีmiiความสมบูรณ์kwaam-sǒm-buunของkɔ̌ɔngธาตุtâatปฐพีbpà-tà-piiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongและlɛ́ได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀k
In ancient war strategy manuals, setting up a camp required considering a location with an abundance of the Pathaphi element to ensure stability and gain an advantage over the enemy.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaธาตุtâatปฐพีbpà-tà-piiกำเริบgam-rə̂əpหรือrʉ̌ʉพิการpí-gaanไปbpaiจะjàส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiอวัยวะà-wai-yá-wá20ประการbprà-gaanในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiเช่นchênผมpǒmขนkǒnเล็บlépฟันfanหนังnǎngเกิดgə̀ətความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanแห่งhɛ̀ngโรคภัยไข้เจ็บrôok-pai-kâi-jèp
When the Pathaphi element is agitated or impaired, it can cause abnormalities in the 20 solid components of the body, such as hair, body hair, nails, teeth, and skin, which is a sign of illness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปฐพี said ปะ-ถะ-พี?
bpà-tà-pii
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 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 | — | — |