ผู้การ
pûu-gaanMeaning
1NounB2
commander; commanding officer
A commander or commanding officer, especially a military or police officer in charge of a unit; used as a title or informal form of address.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผู้การpûu-gaanผู้การpûu-gaancommander; commanding officerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testความเรียบร้อยkwaam-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiความเรียบร้อยkwaam-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi1neatness; tidiness; orderliness2propriety; decorum; good manners3correctness; smooth completion4public order; peace and orderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatpolice station
Today, the commander will come to conduct an inspection at the police station.
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ลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngทุกคนtúk-konเคารพkao-rópผู้การpûu-gaanเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiและlɛ́ยุติธรรมyú-dtì-tam
All the subordinates respect the commander because he is kind and fair.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดเหตุการณ์gə̀ət-hèet-gaanปล้นbplônธนาคารtá-naa-kaanผู้pûuการได้gaan-dâaiสั่งการsàng-gaanให้hâiตั้งด่านdtâng-dàanสกัดจับsà-gàt-jàpคนร้ายkon-ráaiทุกtúkเส้นทางsên-taang
After the bank robbery occurred, the commander ordered the setup of checkpoints on all routes to intercept the culprits.
ผู้การpûu-gaanเรียกประชุมrîiak-bprà-chumนายตำรวจnaai-dtam-rùuatระดับrá-dàpหัวหน้างานhǔua-nâa-ngaanด่วนdùuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpการชุมนุมgaan-chum-numในnaiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi
The commander called an urgent meeting of senior police officers to plan for handling tomorrow's protest.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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ผู้การpûu-gaanผู้การpûu-gaancommander; commanding officercommander; commanding officerWord