ผลกรรม
pǒn-gamMeaning
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karmic consequence; retribution
The consequence or result of one's past actions (karma), which can be positive or negative, but often implies retribution for misdeeds.
Examples
ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผลกรรมpŏn gamผลกรรมpŏn gamkarmic consequence; retributionจากสิ่งที่jàak sìng têeเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ทำไว้tam wáiทำไว้tam wái[to] make/do in advanceในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerly
The reason he is struggling today might be the karmic result of what he did in the past.
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คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการทำgaan-tamชั่วchûuaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngได้รับdâi-rápผลกรรมpǒn-gamในไม่ช้าก็เร็วnai-mâi-cháa-gɔ̂-reo
The elders believe that doing evil will result in karmic retribution sooner or later.
หลายคนlǎai-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaวิกฤตwí-grìtที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langเผชิญpà-chəənอยู่yùuคือkʉʉผลกรรมpǒn-gamของkɔ̌ɔngการดำเนินธุรกิจgaan-dam-nəən-tú-rá-gìtอย่างyàangไม่ซื่อสัตย์mâi-sʉ̂ʉ-sàtมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
Many people see the crisis the company is facing as the karmic consequence of years of dishonest business practices.
แม้mɛ́ɛกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiจะjàเอาผิดao-pìtเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หนีnǐiไม่mâiพ้นpónผลกรรมpǒn-gamที่tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengก่อgɔ̀ɔไว้wáiและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างyàangไม่mâiมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk
Even though the law couldn't convict him, in the end, he couldn't escape the consequences of his actions and had to live an unhappy life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผลกรรม said ผล-กำ?
pǒn-gam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǒn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageclassifier: fruitsPart 1
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กรรมgamกรรมgam1damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)2karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)3deed; act (with moral weight)4fate; consequence; retributiondamn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)Part 2
ผลกรรมpǒn-gamผลกรรมpǒn-gamkarmic consequence; retributionkarmic consequence; retributionWord