พฤฒิ
prútMeaning
1NounC1
growth; increase; prosperity (literary)
growth, increase, development, or prosperity; a literary word of Sanskrit origin
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)พฤฒิprútพฤฒิprútgrowth; increase; prosperity (literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกลอนbòt glonบทกลอนbòt glon1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ความเจริญkwaam jà-rernความเจริญkwaam jà-rern1progress; development2prosperity; flourishing3modern amenities; civilizationของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangcountry; nation; the state; society
The teacher explained that the word “พฤฒิ” in this poem means the prosperity of the country.
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บทกลอนbòt glonจบลงjòp longด้วยdûuayคำอวยพรkam uuai ponให้hâiบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangมีmeeพฤฒิprútและláeให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyòo yen bpen sùk
The poem ends with a wish for the country to prosper and for its people to live in peace and happiness.
บ้านเมืองbâan meuuangจะjàถึงtĕungซึ่งsêungพฤฒิprútได้dâiก็gâwด้วยdûuayผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krongเห็นแก่hĕn gàeประโยชน์bprà-yòhtของkŏngราษฎรrâat-sà-donยิ่งกว่าyîng gwàaประโยชน์bprà-yòhtตนdton
A country can attain prosperity only when its rulers place the welfare of the people above their own interests.
กวีgà-weeมิได้mí dâiวัดwátพฤฒิprútของkŏngแผ่นดินpàen dinจากjàakความโอ่อ่าkwaam òh àaของkŏngปราสาทราชวังbpraa-sàat râat-chá-wangหากhàakวัดwátจากjàakความผาสุกkwaam păa-sùkของkŏngราษฎรrâat-sà-donผู้pôoหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâm
The poet measures the land’s prosperity not by the grandeur of its palaces, but by the well-being of ordinary people living from hand to mouth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พฤฒิ said พรึด-ทิ?
prút
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
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 | — | — |