ปู้น
bpûunMeaning
1AdverbA2
over there; yonder (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai dialect word indicating a place relatively far away from the speaker, equivalent to standard Thai โน้นโน้นnóon1that (over there); yonder2that ... over there3over there; yonder or นู้นนู้นnúun1that (over there); those (over there)2over there (far away)3that ... over there (colloq.)4that far (in time/degree).
Examples
บ้านเฮาbâan-haoบ้านเฮาbâan-hao1our home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)2our village; our hometown; our home region (Northern/Isan)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainปู้นbpûunปู้นbpûunover there; yonder (Northern Thai)
Our house is way over there.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpûun
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |