พสุธา
pá-sù-taaMeaning
1NounC1
the earth; ground; land; soil (poetic/formal)
A poetic, formal term for the earth—the ground, soil, or land; also used to mean the Earth/the world.
Examples
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitในอดีตnai-à-dìitin the past; formerlyกษัตริย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่gà-sàt-pûu-yîng-yàiกษัตริย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่gà-sàt-pûu-yîng-yàigreat kingปกครองbpòk-krɔɔngปกครองbpòk-krɔɔng1[to] govern; rule2[to] administer; overseeผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)พสุธาpá-sù-taaพสุธาpá-sù-taathe earth; ground; land; soil (poetic/formal)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang-yài-pai-sǎanกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang-yài-pai-sǎanvast; immense; extensive
In the past, great kings ruled over the vast land.
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เหล่าlàoนักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatต่างdtàangกังวลgang-wonถึงtʉ̌ngผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópของkɔ̌ɔngภาวะโลกร้อนpaa-wá-lôok-rɔ́ɔnที่จะtîi-jàมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔพสุธาpá-sù-taaและlɛ́สิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wít
Scientists are concerned about the impact of global warming on the Earth and its living creatures.
แม้mɛ́ɛกายgaaiจะjàแหลกสลายlɛ̀ɛk-sà-lǎaiคืนkʉʉnสู่sùuพสุธาpá-sù-taaแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diiของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânจะjàยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùuชั่วนิรันดร์chûua-ní-ran
Though his body may crumble and return to the earth, his good deeds will remain for eternity.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngหยาดฝนyàat-fǒnที่tîiโปรยปรายbprooi-bpraaiลงมาlong-maaสู่sùuพสุธาpá-sù-taaชุบชีวิตchúp-chii-wítให้hâiสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìng
The poem describes the beauty of the raindrops showering down upon the earth, giving life to all things.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พสุธา said พะ-สุ-ทา?
pá-sù-taa
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 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 | — | — |