ผืนดิน
pʉ̌ʉn-dinMeanings
1NounB1
land; ground; stretch of land
a stretch or area of the earth’s surface; the ground; land area
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-din1land; ground; stretch of land2homeland; native soil (literary)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnชุ่มชื้นchûm-chʉ́ʉnmoist; damp; humidขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
After it rains, the ground becomes moist.
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The children are running and playing on the wide stretch of ground in front of the school.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kได้dâaiว่าwâaผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinใต้dtâaiเท้าtáaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสั่นสะเทือนsàn-sà-tʉʉan
During the earthquake, he could feel the ground beneath his feet shaking.
ภาวะโลกร้อนpaa-wá-lôok-rɔ́ɔnส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôokแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngกว่าที่gwàa-tîiเคยkəəiเป็นbpen
Global warming has caused the earth's surface in many areas of the world to become drier than ever before.
He just bought this plot of land to build a new house.
คุณปู่kun bpòoแบ่งbàengผืนดินpĕuun dinมรดกmor-rá-dòkให้hâiลูกๆlôok lôokทุกคนtúk konเท่าๆtâo-tâoกันgan
Grandfather divided the inherited tract of land equally among all his children.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunกำลังgam-langกว้านซื้อgwâan-sʉ́ʉผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaเป็นbpenโครงการหมู่บ้านจัดสรรkroong-gaan-mùu-bâan-jàt-sǎn
Investors are buying up tracts of land in the suburbs to develop into housing projects.
ข้อพิพาทkɔ̂ɔ-pí-pâatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกรรมสิทธิ์gam-má-sìtในnaiผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinแปลงbplɛɛngนั้นnánยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaในnaiศาลsǎanมานานmaa-naanกว่าgwàaสิบsìpปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The ownership dispute over that parcel of land has been dragged out in court for over ten years.
2NounB2
homeland; native soil (literary)
the land of a country or people; one’s native soil (often literary or emotional use)
Examples
ทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanbrave soldier; valiant warriorสู้รบsûu-rópสู้รบsûu-róp[to] fight; battle; wage warเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ng[to] protect; defendผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-din1land; ground; stretch of land2homeland; native soil (literary)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
The brave soldiers fight to protect the Thai motherland.
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ไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎiในnaiโลกlôokเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinเกิดgə̀ətของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter where he is in the world, he always misses his native soil.
บรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoยอมyɔɔmสละชีพsà-là-chîipเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaเอกราชèek-gà-râatของkɔ̌ɔngผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiไว้wái
Our ancestors sacrificed their lives to maintain the independence of this native land.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความรักkwaam-rákและlɛ́ความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panที่tîiมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-puum
His poetry is filled with love and attachment towards his motherland.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pʉ̌ʉn
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
ผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)classifier (flat expanses/items)Part 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
ผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinผืนดินpʉ̌ʉn-dinland; ground; stretch of landland; ground; stretch of landWord