พำนัก
pam-nákMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] reside; stay; lodge (formal/literary)
To live or stay in a place, often temporarily or as an official place of residence; formal or literary register.
Examples
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiนักวิจัยnák-wí-jairesearcher; research scientist; investigatorพำนักpam-nákพำนักpam-nák[to] reside; stay; lodge (formal/literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a schedule3เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
The researcher is staying at this university for three months.
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ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtโครงการkroong-gaanเขาkǎoพำนักpam-nákอยู่ที่yùu-tîiหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákของkɔ̌ɔngสถาบันsà-tǎa-banตามdtaamระเบียบrá-bìiap
Throughout the project, he resided at the institute’s dormitory in accordance with regulations.
คณะผู้แทนká-ná-pûu-tɛɛnจะjàพำนักpam-nákณnáทำเนียบแขกtam-nîiap-kɛ̀ɛkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
The delegation will stay at the guest residence before attending tomorrow’s meeting.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangวิจัยwí-jaiภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamทีมงานtiim-ngaanพำนักpam-nákชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiชนบทchon-ná-bòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
During the field research, the team temporarily stayed in rural areas to collect data closely.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พำนัก said พัม-นัก?
pam-nák
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |