ปถวี
bpà-tà-weeMeaning
1NounC1
earth; ground
the earth, ground, or land (typically used in literary, poetic, or formal contexts)
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ปถวีbpà-tà-weeปถวีbpà-tà-weeearth; groundเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceศัพท์โบราณsàp boh-raanศัพท์โบราณsàp boh-raanarchaic word; old wordที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsแผ่นดินpàen dinแผ่นดินpàen din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3reign of a monarch (literary)
The word "Pathawi" is an ancient vocabulary word that means land or earth.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtมักmákถูกtòokยกย่องให้เป็นyók yông hâi bpenผู้ครองpôo krongปถวีbpà-tà-weeที่têeยิ่งใหญ่yîng yài
In Thai literature, the monarch is often praised as the ruler of a great land.
บทกวีbòt gà-weeท่อนtônนี้néeพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungหยาดฝนyàat fŏnที่têeร่วงหล่นrûang lònลงมาlong maaชโลมchà-lohmปถวีbpà-tà-weeให้hâiกลับมาglàp maaชุ่มชื้นchûm cheúnและláeมีชีวิตชีวาmee chee-wít chee-waaอีกครั้งèek kráng
This stanza of the poem depicts the raindrops falling to anoint the earth, bringing it back to life once again.
แม้máeจะjàยิ่งใหญ่yîng yàiเพียงใดpiiang daiแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngก็gâwล้วนlúuanต้องdtôngร่วงโรยrûuang roiและláeกลับคืนglàp keunสู่sòoปถวีbpà-tà-weeในnaiวาระสุดท้ายwaa-rá sùt-táai
No matter how great, in the end, all things must wither and return to the earth in their final moments.
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 syllableEnds in -ถ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
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 | — | — |