พหล
pá-hǒnMeanings
1NounC2
army; military force; troops
an army, military force, or group of troops; used mainly in literary, formal, or name-related contexts
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commanderใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissพหลpá-hǒnพหลpá-hǒn1army; military force; troops2thick; dense; abundantพลponพลpon1troops; manpower2general-officer rank prefix3force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)4people; populace (in compounds)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)มุ่งหน้าmûng-nâaมุ่งหน้าmûng-nâa1[to] head for; proceed toward2[to] aim for (a goal); work towardสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)สมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puumสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum1battlefield; theater of war2arena of intense competition (figurative)
The great commander led an army of tens of thousands heading to the battlefield.
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ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักจะmák-jàมีmiiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiถึงtʉ̌ngความยิ่งใหญ่kwaam-yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngพหลpá-hǒnทัพtápที่tîiเตรียมdtriiamออกศึกɔ̀ɔk-sʉ̀k
Thai literature often contains descriptions of the greatness of the army preparing for battle.
จอมทัพjɔɔm-tápทรงsongนำnamพหลpá-hǒnทหารกล้าtá-hǎan-glâaออกรบɔ̀ɔk-rópเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเอกราชèek-gà-râatของkɔ̌ɔngแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
The supreme commander led the army of brave soldiers into battle to protect the land's independence.
พระองค์prá-ongทรงsongตรวจdtrùuatพหลpá-hǒnพลponและlɛ́จัดjàtกระบวนทัพgrà-buuan-tápอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gumก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเคลื่อนklʉ̂ʉanเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chítพระนครprá-ná-kɔɔn
His Majesty inspected the troops and arranged the army formation meticulously before advancing on the capital.
2AdjectiveC2
thick; dense; abundant
thick, dense, much, or abundant (literary or formal usage)
Examples
หมู่เมฆmùu-mêekหมู่เมฆmùu-mêekgroup/mass of clouds; cloud bank; cloud clusterพหลpá-hǒnพหลpá-hǒn1army; military force; troops2thick; dense; abundantเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuua[to] move; shift; get underwayเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ปกคลุมbpòk-klumปกคลุมbpòk-klum[to] cover; envelop; blanketนภากาศná-paa-gàatนภากาศná-paa-gàatsky; heavensบ่งบอกbòng-bɔ̀ɔkบ่งบอกbòng-bɔ̀ɔk[to] indicate; signifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
The thick clouds moved to cover the sky, indicating that a great storm was coming.
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กวีgà-wiiได้dâaiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความมั่งคั่งkwaam-mâng-kângอันanพหลpá-hǒnของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรโบราณaa-naa-jàk-boo-raanในnaiยุคทองyúk-tɔɔng
The poet described the abundant wealth of the ancient kingdom during its golden age.
หมู่mùuแมกไม้mɛ̂ɛk-máaiในnaiพนาpá-naaวันwanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiช่างchângพหลpá-hǒnทึบtʉ́pจนjonแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títไม่อาจmâi-àatสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaถึงtʉ̌ngพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinได้dâai
The trees in this forest are so dense that sunlight cannot shine down to the ground.
ม่านหมอกmâan-mɔ̀ɔkพหลpá-hǒnทิ้งตัวtíng-dtuuaลงlongห่มhòmคลุมklumยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoบดบังแสงbòt-bang-sɛ̌ɛngจันทร์janทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiจนjonทั่วทั้งtûua-tángหุบเขาhùp-kǎoจมดิ่งjom-dìngสู่sùuความมืดมิดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt-mít
The dense veil of fog dropped to blanket the mountain peak, obscuring the shining moonlight until the entire valley sank into darkness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พหล said พะ-หน?
pá-hǒn
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 | — | — |