พจนา
pót-jà-naaMeaning
1NounC1
(literary) speech; speaking; utterance
The act of speaking or uttering words; a literary term.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyท่านประธานtân-bprà-taanท่านประธานtân-bprà-taan1Mr./Madam Chair (form of address)2the chairperson (honorific reference)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพจนาpót-jà-naaพจนาpót-jà-naa(literary) speech; speaking; utteranceถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaan1plan; strategy2plot; scheme (often negative)ในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótin the futureของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
In the meeting, the chairman spoke about the company's future plans.
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กวีเอกgà-wii-èekท่านtânนั้นnánสามารถsǎa-mâatพจนาpót-jà-naaถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiที่tîiไพเราะจับใจpai-rɔ́-jàp-jaiได้dâai
That great poet could utter simple words and turn them into beautiful, captivating poetry.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพจนาpót-jà-naaวาจาwaa-jaaใดdaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแต่dtɛ̀ɛแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangก็gɔ̂สื่อความหมายsʉ̀ʉ-kwaam-mǎaiนับพันnáp-pan
Although she did not utter any words, her eyes conveyed a thousand meanings.
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพจนาpót-jà-naaธรรมะtam-máแก่gɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoสาธุชนsǎa-tú-chonด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangอันanเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam-dûuaiเมตตาmêet-dtaa
The venerable monk spoke the Dharma to the laypeople with a voice full of compassion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พจนา said พด-จะ-นา?
pót-jà-naa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |