พิกุล
pí-gunMeanings
1NounB2
bullet wood; Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi)
a tropical evergreen tree (Mimusops elengi), known for its hard wood and fragrant flowers; also called bullet wood or Spanish cherry.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)พิกุลpí-gunพิกุลpí-gun1bullet wood; Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi)2pikun flower (fragrant flower of Mimusops elengi)3a traditional Thai floral design motif (ลายพิกุล)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao[to] provide shade
Grandma planted a pikun tree in front of the house to provide shade.
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At the temple near my house, there's a pikun tree that is over a hundred years old.
เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônพิกุลpí-gunแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́ทนทานton-taanมากmâakคนkonจึงjʉngนิยมní-yomนำมาnam-maaทำtamเสาบ้านsǎo-bâanหรือrʉ̌ʉเครื่องเรือนkrʉ̂ʉang-rʉʉan
The wood of the pikun tree is very strong and durable, so people like to use it to make house pillars or furniture.
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างทางkâang-taangถนนtà-nǒnสายsǎaiเก่าgàoที่tîiมุ่งสู่mûng-sùuเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangในอดีตnai-à-dìitเรียงรายriiang-raaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiต้นdtônพิกุลpí-gunที่tîiให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้สัญจรpûu-sǎn-jɔɔn
Along both sides of the old road leading to the former capital, it was lined with pikun trees that provided shade for travelers.
2NounB2
pikun flower (fragrant flower of Mimusops elengi)
the small, star-shaped, fragrant white flower of the Mimusops elengi tree, which is often dried for use in traditional medicine and potpourri (บุหงาบุหงาbù-ngǎa1potpourri; fragrant sachet2flower; blossom (literary)).
Examples
ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoin the morning; morningsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ดอกพิกุลdòk pí-gunดอกพิกุลdòk pí-gunflower of the bullet wood; Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)2[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)3[to] fall; drop (in value, level, or rank)4fallen; shedอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiอยู่ใต้yòo dtâi1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
In the mornings, I like to go collect the pikun flowers that have fallen under the tree.
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Grandma likes to make garlands from pikun flowers to offer to the Buddha image.
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnนิยมní-yomนำnamดอกพิกุลdɔ̀ɔk-pí-gunไปbpaiอบแห้งòp-hɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoใส่sàiในnaiตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sʉ̂ʉa-pâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmติดทนนานdtìt-ton-naan
In the old days, people would dry pikun flowers and put them in their wardrobes so the clothes would have a long-lasting fragrance.
ช่างchâangทำtamเครื่องหอมkrʉ̂ʉang-hɔ̌ɔmจะjàนำnamดอกพิกุลdɔ̀ɔk-pí-gunที่tîiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoมาเป็นmaa-bpenส่วนผสมหลักsùuan-pà-sǒm-làkในnaiการทำgaan-tamบุหงาbù-ngǎaเพราะprɔ́ให้hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmเย็นyenและlɛ́คลาสสิกklâat-sìk
Potpourri artisans use dried pikun flowers as a main ingredient because they provide a cool and classic fragrance.
3NounC1
a traditional Thai floral design motif (ลายพิกุล)
a traditional Thai design motif (ลายพิกุล) inspired by the shape of the pikun flower, commonly seen in textiles, carving, and jewelry.
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ผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎisilk fabric; silk materialผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทอtɔɔทอtɔɔ1weave2emit a soft light; glowลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show marksพิกุลpí-gunพิกุลpí-gun1bullet wood; Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi)2pikun flower (fragrant flower of Mimusops elengi)3a traditional Thai floral design motif (ลายพิกุล)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This piece of silk is woven with a very beautiful pikun motif.
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ช่างทองchâang-tɔɔngกำลังgam-langแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkลายlaaiพิกุลpí-gunบนbonกำไลข้อมือgam-lai-kɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉอย่างyàangประณีตบรรจงbprà-nîit-ban-jong
The goldsmith is meticulously carving the pikun motif onto the bracelet.
ลายlaaiพิกุลpí-gunเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiลายไทยlaai-taiโบราณboo-raanที่tîiสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomในnaiงานออกแบบngaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpร่วมสมัยrûuam-sà-mǎi
The pikun motif is one of the ancient Thai patterns that reflects traditional beauty and remains popular in contemporary design.
สถาปนิกเลือกsà-tǎa-bpà-ník-lʉ̂ʉakใช้cháiลายlaaiพิกุลpí-gunประดับbprà-dàpบานbaanประตูโบสถ์bprà-dtuu-bòotเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความเป็นมงคลkwaam-bpen-mong-konและlɛ́ความสูงkwaam-sǔungค่าkâaตามdtaamคติká-dtìโบราณboo-raan
The architect chose to use the pikun motif to adorn the chapel doors to convey auspiciousness and high value according to ancient beliefs.
Tones
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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
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Result
High tone
pí
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 | — | — |