ปวส

bpo wo sŏ

Meaning

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Higher Vocational Certificate/Diploma (Thailand)

Abbreviation of 'ประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพชั้นสูงประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพชั้นสูงbprà-gàat-sà-nii-yá-bàt-wí-chaa-chîip-chán-sǔungHigher Vocational Certificate (ปวส.)': a Thai post-secondary vocational qualification after upper secondary (following ปวชปวชbpo-wo-choVoc Cert (upper secondary, Thailand).), typically a 2‑year program.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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