พฤษภ

prʉ́-sòp

Meanings

1NounB2

Taurus

the zodiac sign of Taurus

Examples

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2NounC1

bull; ox

a bull or an ox (typically used in formal, literary, or astrological contexts)

Examples

คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)พฤษภprʉ́-sòpพฤษภprʉ́-sòp1Taurus2bull; oxในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำศัพท์kam-sàpคำศัพท์kam-sàp1vocabulary; lexicon2word; vocabulary item; termทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตัวผู้dtuua-pûu1male (animal/plant)2male (connector/plug)
The word "phrusop" in the Thai language is a literary vocabulary word that means a bull.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พฤษภ said พรึ-สบ?

prʉ́-sòp

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

prʉ́

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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