ผู้พัน
pûu-panMeaning
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colonel (form of address)
a colloquial Thai way to address or refer to a colonel; also used for a lieutenant colonel who commands a battalion.
Examples
ผู้พันpûu-panผู้พันpûu-pancolonel (form of address)สมชายsǒm-chaaiสมชายsǒm-chaaiSomchai (male given name)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔ1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
Colonel Somchai is my father's friend.
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Hello, Colonel. Where are you heading today?
ข่าวkàaoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaผู้พันpûu-panที่tîiคุมkumกองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langนี้níiได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiจากjàakการซ้อมรบgaan-sɔ́ɔm-róp
The news said that the colonel who commands these forces sustained minor injuries during the drill.
ท่านtânผู้พันpûu-panเป็นbpenที่เคารพtîi-kao-rópของkɔ̌ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngทุกคนtúk-konเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânเป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-namที่tîiมีวิสัยทัศน์mii-wí-sǎi-tátและlɛ́กล้าglâaตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai
The Colonel is respected by all of his subordinates because he is a leader with vision and decisiveness.
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
+
พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedthousand (1,000)Part 2
ผู้พันpûu-panผู้พันpûu-pancolonel (form of address)colonel (form of address)Word