พธู
pá-tuuMeaning
1NounC1
woman; lady; wife; bride
a woman or lady; also a wife or bride, used mainly in literary or poetic language
Examples
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manรูปงามrûup-ngaamรูปงามrûup-ngaam1good-looking; handsome/beautiful (formal)2of pleasing form; well-proportionedตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rákตกหลุมรักdtòk-lǔm-rák[to] fall in love (with sb/sth)โฉมchǒomโฉมchǒom1appearance; visage (literary)2beauty; fair looks (poetic)3beautiful woman; lady (literary)พธูpá-tuuพธูpá-tuuwoman; lady; wife; brideตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)แรกเห็นrɛ̂ɛk-hěnแรกเห็นrɛ̂ɛk-hěnat first sight
The handsome young man fell in love with the beautiful lady at first sight.
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เขาkǎoแต่งdtɛ̀ngบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnอันanไพเราะpai-rɔ́เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งไปsòng-bpaiเกี้ยวพาราสีgîiao-paa-raa-sǐiยอดyɔ̂ɔtพธูpá-tuuผู้pûuเป็นbpenดั่งdàngดวงใจduuang-jai
He wrote a beautiful love poem to woo his beloved lady.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngยอดyɔ̂ɔtพธูpá-tuuด้วยdûuaiการเปรียบเปรยgaan-bprìiap-bprəəiกับgàpธรรมชาติtam-má-châatอย่างวิจิตรบรรจงyàang-wí-jìt-ban-jong
Thai literature often depicts the beauty of an exceptional woman using elaborate metaphors drawn from nature.
องค์ongกษัตริย์gà-sàtโปรดเกล้าฯbpròht glâoให้hâiจัดjàtงานเฉลิมฉลองngaan chà-lĕrm chà-lŏngอย่างยิ่งใหญ่yàang yîng yàiเพื่อpêuuaต้อนรับdtôn rápพระpráราชrâatพธูpá-tooจากjàakต่างแดนdtàang daen
The king graciously ordered a grand celebration to be organized to welcome the royal bride from a foreign land.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พธู said พะ-ทู?
pá-tuu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
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 | — | — |