พดด้วง
pót-dûuangMeaning
1NounB2
bullet money; traditional Thai silver currency
An old form of Thai currency made from silver bent into a compact, rounded shape and stamped with identifying marks.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้เห็นdâai-hěnได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พดด้วงpót-dûuangพดด้วงpót-dûuangbullet money; traditional Thai silver currencyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former times
Today we went to a museum and saw phot duang money that Thai people used in the past.
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ครูkruuให้ดูhâi-duuรูปrûupเงินngənพดด้วงpót-dûuangซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำจากtam-jàakเงินngənและlɛ́มีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangกลมglomคล้ายkláaiก้อนgɔ̂ɔnเล็กlék
The teacher showed us a picture of phot duang money, which was made of silver and shaped like small rounded lumps.
เงินngənพดด้วงpót-dûuangต่างจากdtàang-jàakเหรียญrǐianแบนbɛɛnที่tîiเราraoคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiเพราะprɔ́ช่างchângจะjàดัดdàtแท่งtɛ̂ngเงินngənให้hâiโค้งkóongเข้าหากันkâo-hǎa-ganจนjonเป็นbpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔnกลมglomแล้วlɛ́ɛoประทับตราbprà-táp-dtraaลงไปlong-bpai
Phot duang money differs from the flat coins we are familiar with: craftsmen bent a silver bar inward into a compact, rounded shape and then stamped it with marks.
นักสะสมnák-sà-sǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaทั้งtángน้ำหนักnám-nàkเนื้อเงินnʉ́ʉa-ngənและlɛ́รอยประrɔɔi-bpràทับtápบนbonเงินngənพดด้วงpót-dûuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənว่าwâaเป็นbpenของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛหรือrʉ̌ʉของkɔ̌ɔngทำtamเลียนแบบliian-bɛ̀ɛp
Collectors need to examine the weight, silver composition, and stamped marks on phot duang money to assess whether it is genuine or an imitation.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พดด้วงpót-dûuangพดด้วงpót-dûuangbullet money; traditional Thai silver currencybullet money; traditional Thai silver currencyWord